Genesis 43:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.”

Genesis 43:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 43:1621 words

וַיַּרְאwayarəʾAnd see

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אִתָּםʾitāmNearness

אֶתʾet—

בִּנְיָמִיןbinəyāmînBinjamin

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

לַאֲשֶׁרlaʾăšerTo who

עַלʿalAbove

בֵּיתוֹbêtwōA house

הָבֵאhāvēʾGo

אֶתʾet—

הָאֲנָשִׁיםhāʾănāšîmThe man

הַבָּיְתָהhabāyətāhThe a house

וּטְבֹחַûṭəvōḥaAnd slaughter

טֶבַחṭevaḥSlaughtered

וְהָכֵןwəhāḵēnAnd be erect

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

אִתִּיʾitîNearness

יֹאכְלוּyōʾḵəlûEat

הָאֲנָשִׁיםhāʾănāšîmThe man

בַּצָּהֳרָיִםbaṣāhŏrāyimIn light

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיַּרְאwayarəʾAnd see

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אִתָּםʾitāmNearness

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

בִּנְיָמִיןbinəyāmînBinjamin

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

לַאֲשֶׁרlaʾăšerTo who

עַלʿalAbove

בֵּיתוֹbêtwōA house

הָבֵאhāvēʾGo

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הָאֲנָשִׁיםhāʾănāšîmThe man

הַבָּיְתָהhabāyətāhThe a house

וּטְבֹחַûṭəvōḥaAnd slaughter

טֶבַחṭevaḥSlaughtered

וְהָכֵןwəhāḵēnAnd be erect

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

אִתִּיʾitîNearness

יֹאכְלוּyōʾḵəlûEat

הָאֲנָשִׁיםhāʾănāšîmThe man

בַּצָּהֳרָיִםbaṣāhŏrāyimIn light

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