Genesis 37:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.”

Genesis 37:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 37:59 words

וַיַּחֲלֹםwayaḥălōmAnd bind firmly

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

חֲלוֹםḥălwōmDream

וַיַּגֵּדwayagēdAnd front

לְאֶחָיוləʾeḥāywTo brother

וַיּוֹסִפוּwaywōsip̄ûAnd add

עוֹדʿwōdIteration

שְׂנֹאśənōʾHate

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיַּחֲלֹםwayaḥălōmAnd bind firmly

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

חֲלוֹםḥălwōmDream

וַיַּגֵּדwayagēdAnd front

לְאֶחָיוləʾeḥāywTo brother

וַיּוֹסִפוּwaywōsip̄ûAnd add

עוֹדʿwōdIteration

שְׂנֹאśənōʾHate

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

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