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