Genesis 42:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he put them all together into ward three days.”

Genesis 42:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 42:176 words

וַיֶּאֱסֹףwayeʾĕsōp̄And gather

אֹתָםʾōtām—

אֶלʾelNear

מִשְׁמָרmišəmārGuard

שְׁלֹשֶׁתšəlōšetThree

יָמִיםyāmîmDay

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֶּאֱסֹףwayeʾĕsōp̄And gather

אֹתָםʾōtāmdirect object marker (no translation)

אֶלʾelNear

מִשְׁמָרmišəmārGuard

שְׁלֹשֶׁתšəlōšetThree

יָמִיםyāmîmDay

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