Genesis 42:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.”
Genesis 42:23 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 42:239 words
וְהֵםwəhēmAnd they
לֹאlōʾNot
יָדְעוּyādəʿûKnow
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
שֹׁמֵעַšōmēʿaHear
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
הַמֵּלִיץhamēlîṣThe make mouths at
בֵּינֹתָםbênōtāmBetween
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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