Genesis 42:29 — King James Version← Study notes

“And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,”

Genesis 42:29 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 42:2913 words

וַיָּבֹאוּwayāvōʾûAnd go

אֶלʾelNear

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

אֲבִיהֶםʾăvîhemFather

אַרְצָהʾarəṣāhEarth

כְּנָעַןkənāʿanKenaan

וַיַּגִּידוּwayagîdûAnd front

לוֹlwōTo

אֵתʾēt—

כָּלkālWhole

הַקֹּרֹתhaqōrōtThe light upon

אֹתָםʾōtām—

לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיָּבֹאוּwayāvōʾûAnd go

אֶלʾelNear

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

אֲבִיהֶםʾăvîhemFather

אַרְצָהʾarəṣāhEarth

כְּנָעַןkənāʿanKenaan

וַיַּגִּידוּwayagîdûAnd front

לוֹlwōTo

אֵתʾētdirect object marker (no translation)

כָּלkālWhole

הַקֹּרֹתhaqōrōtThe light upon

אֹתָםʾōtāmdirect object marker (no translation)

לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say

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