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Genesis 42:12 — King James Version← Study notes

And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.


Genesis 42:12Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 42:128 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֲלֵהֶםʾălēhemNear
לֹאlōʾNot
כִּיRelative conjunction
עֶרְוַתʿerəwatNudity
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
בָּאתֶםbāʾtemGo
לִרְאוֹתlirəʾwōtTo see
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֲלֵהֶםʾălēhemNear
לֹאlōʾNot
כִּיRelative conjunction
עֶרְוַתʿerəwatNudity
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
בָּאתֶםbāʾtemGo
לִרְאוֹתlirəʾwōtTo see

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