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Genesis 40:12 — King James Version← Study notes

And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:


Genesis 40:12Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 40:1210 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
לוֹlwōTo
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
זֶהzehThis
פִּתְרֹנוֹpitərōnwōInterpretation
שְׁלֹשֶׁתšəlōšetThree
הַשָּׂרִגִיםhaśārigîmThe tendril
שְׁלֹשֶׁתšəlōšetThree
יָמִיםyāmîmDay
הֵםhēmThey
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
לוֹlwōTo
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
זֶהzehThis
פִּתְרֹנוֹpitərōnwōInterpretation
שְׁלֹשֶׁתšəlōšetThree
הַשָּׂרִגִיםhaśārigîmThe tendril
שְׁלֹשֶׁתšəlōšetThree
יָמִיםyāmîmDay
הֵםhēmThey

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