Genesis 42:27 — King James Version← Study notes

“And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.”

Genesis 42:27 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 42:2715 words

וַיִּפְתַּחwayip̄ətaḥAnd open wide

הָאֶחָדhāʾeḥādThe united

אֶתʾet—

שַׂקּוֹśaqwōMesh

לָתֵתlātētTo give

מִסְפּוֹאmisəpwōʾFodder

לַחֲמֹרוֹlaḥămōrwōTo ass

בַּמָּלוֹןbamālwōnIn lodgment

וַיַּרְאwayarəʾAnd see

אֶתʾet—

כַּסְפּוֹkasəpwōSilver

וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!

הוּאhûʾHe

בְּפִיbəp̄îIn mouth

אַמְתַּחְתּוֹʾamətaḥətwōExpansive

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

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