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Genesis 42:10 — King James Version← Study notes

And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.


Genesis 42:10Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 42:108 words
וַיֹּאמְרוּwayōʾmərûAnd say
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
לֹאlōʾNot
אֲדֹנִיʾădōnîSovereign
וַעֲבָדֶיךָwaʿăvādeyḵāAnd servant
בָּאוּbāʾûGo
לִשְׁבָּרlišəbārTo deal
אֹכֶלʾōḵelFood
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמְרוּwayōʾmərûAnd say
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
לֹאlōʾNot
אֲדֹנִיʾădōnîSovereign
וַעֲבָדֶיךָwaʿăvādeyḵāAnd servant
בָּאוּbāʾûGo
לִשְׁבָּרlišəbārTo deal
אֹכֶלʾōḵelFood

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