Genesis 42:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 42:87 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יַּכֵּ֥רwayakēr

and he recognizedconjH5234

could · deliver · discern · dissemble ···

יוֹסֵ֖ףywōsēp

JosephnounH3130

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

אֶחָ֑י/וʾeḥāyw

brothers hisnounH251

brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'

וְ/הֵ֖םwəhēm

and theyconjH1992

like · (how · so) many (soever · more as) they ···

לֹ֥אlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

הִכִּרֻֽ/הוּhikiruhw

they recognized himverbH5234

could · deliver · discern · dissemble ···

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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Omar HassanNote1mo ago

Joseph Recognized His Brothers, But They Did Not Recognize Him

Joseph's brothers come to Egypt during famine to buy grain. They don't know who he is. Joseph knows them immediately. The power dynamic has completely inverted. The person they sold into slavery now ...