Genesis 42:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.”

Genesis 42:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 42:87 words

וַיַּכֵּרwayakērAnd scrutinize

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֶתʾet—

אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother

וְהֵםwəhēmAnd they

לֹאlōʾNot

הִכִּרֻהוּhikiruhûScrutinize

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיַּכֵּרwayakērAnd scrutinize

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother

וְהֵםwəhēmAnd they

לֹאlōʾNot

הִכִּרֻהוּhikiruhûScrutinize

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