Genesis 41:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

Genesis 41:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 41:1611 words

וַיַּעַןwayaʿanAnd eye

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֶתʾet—

פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh

לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say

בִּלְעָדָיbiləʿādāyExcept

אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod

יַעֲנֶהyaʿănehEye

אֶתʾet—

שְׁלוֹםšəlwōmSafe

פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיַּעַןwayaʿanAnd eye

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh

לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say

בִּלְעָדָיbiləʿādāyExcept

אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod

יַעֲנֶהyaʿănehEye

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

שְׁלוֹםšəlwōmSafe

פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh

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