Genesis 42:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.”

Genesis 42:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 42:2011 words

וְאֶתwəʾet—

אֲחִיכֶםʾăḥîḵemBrother

הַקָּטֹןhaqāṭōnThe abbreviated

תָּבִיאוּtāvîʾûGo

אֵלַיʾēlayNear

וְיֵאָמְנוּwəyēʾāmənûAnd build up

דִבְרֵיכֶםdivərêḵemWord

וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not

תָמוּתוּtāmûtûDie

וַיַּעֲשׂוּwayaʿăśûAnd do

כֵןḵēnSet upright

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְאֶתwəʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

אֲחִיכֶםʾăḥîḵemBrother

הַקָּטֹןhaqāṭōnThe abbreviated

תָּבִיאוּtāvîʾûGo

אֵלַיʾēlayNear

וְיֵאָמְנוּwəyēʾāmənûAnd build up

דִבְרֵיכֶםdivərêḵemWord

וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not

תָמוּתוּtāmûtûDie

וַיַּעֲשׂוּwayaʿăśûAnd do

כֵןḵēnSet upright

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