Genesis 42:30 — King James Version← Study notes

“The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.”

Genesis 42:30 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 42:3011 words

דִּבֶּרdiberArrange

הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man

אֲדֹנֵיʾădōnêSovereign

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

אִתָּנוּʾitānûNearness

קָשׁוֹתqāšwōtSevere

וַיִּתֵּןwayitēnAnd give

אֹתָנוּʾōtānû—

כִּמְרַגְּלִיםkiməragəlîmLike walk along

אֶתʾet—

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

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

Word-by-word meanings

דִּבֶּרdiberArrange

הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man

אֲדֹנֵיʾădōnêSovereign

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

אִתָּנוּʾitānûNearness

קָשׁוֹתqāšwōtSevere

וַיִּתֵּןwayitēnAnd give

אֹתָנוּʾōtānûdirect object marker (no translation)

כִּמְרַגְּלִיםkiməragəlîmLike walk along

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

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