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 42:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 42:128 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֲלֵהֶםʾălēhemNear
לֹאlōʾNot
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
עֶרְוַתʿerəwatNudity
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
בָּאתֶםbāʾtemGo
לִרְאוֹתlirəʾwōtTo see
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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