Genesis 37:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.”
Genesis 37:8 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 37:818 words
וַיֹּאמְרוּwayōʾmərûAnd say
לוֹlwōTo
אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother
הֲמָלֹךְhămālōḵəReign
תִּמְלֹךְtiməlōḵəReign
עָלֵינוּʿālênûAbove
אִםʾimLo!
מָשׁוֹלmāšwōlRule
תִּמְשֹׁלtiməšōlRule
בָּנוּbānûIn
וַיּוֹסִפוּwaywōsip̄ûAnd add
עוֹדʿwōdIteration
שְׂנֹאśənōʾHate
אֹתוֹʾōtwō—
עַלʿalAbove
חֲלֹמֹתָיוḥălōmōtāywDream
וְעַלwəʿalAnd above
דְּבָרָיוdəvārāywWord
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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