“But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.”
Genesis 42:4 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 42:414 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/אֶתwəʾet
andconjH853
בִּנְיָמִין֙binəyāmiyn
BenjaminnounH1144
אֲחִ֣יʾăḥiy
the brother ofnounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
יוֹסֵ֔ףywōsēp
JosephnounH3130
לֹאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
שָׁלַ֥חšālaḥ
he sentverbH7971
any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···
יַעֲקֹ֖בyaʿăqōb
JacobnounH3290
אֶתʾet
withpronH854
among · before · by · for ···
אֶחָ֑י/וʾeḥāyw
brothers hisnounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
כִּ֣יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
אָמַ֔רʾāmar
he saidverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
פֶּןpen
lestconjH6435
that...not
יִקְרָאֶ֖/נּוּyiqərāʾenw
it should happen to himverbH7122
chance · come · fall out · happen ···
אָסֽוֹןʾāswōn
harmnounH611
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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