Genesis 42:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:”

Genesis 42:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 42:1812 words

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

אֲלֵהֶםʾălēhemNear

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

בַּיּוֹםbaywōmIn day

הַשְּׁלִישִׁיhašəlîšîThe third

זֹאתzōʾtThis

עֲשׂוּʿăśûDo

וִחְיוּwiḥəyûAnd live

אֶתʾet—

הָאֱלֹהִיםhāʾĕlōhîmThe God

אֲנִיʾănîI

יָרֵאyārēʾFear

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

אֲלֵהֶםʾălēhemNear

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

בַּיּוֹםbaywōmIn day

הַשְּׁלִישִׁיhašəlîšîThe third

זֹאתzōʾtThis

עֲשׂוּʿăśûDo

וִחְיוּwiḥəyûAnd live

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הָאֱלֹהִיםhāʾĕlōhîmThe God

אֲנִיʾănîI

יָרֵאyārēʾFear

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