Genesis 42:22 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.”
Genesis 42:22 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 42:2217 words
וַיַּעַןwayaʿanAnd eye
רְאוּבֵןrəʾûvēnReuben
אֹתָםʾōtām—
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
הֲלוֹאhălwōʾNot
אָמַרְתִּיʾāmarətîSay
אֲלֵיכֶםʾălêḵemNear
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
אַלʾalNot
תֶּחֶטְאוּteḥeṭəʾûMiss
בַיֶּלֶדvayeledIn something born
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
שְׁמַעְתֶּםšəmaʿətemHear
וְגַםwəgamAnd assemblage
דָּמוֹdāmwōBlood
הִנֵּהhinēhLo!
נִדְרָשׁnidərāšTread
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