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Genesis 43:17 — King James Version← Study notes

And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.


Genesis 43:17Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 43:1711 words
וַיַּעַשׂwayaʿaśAnd do
הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man
כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who
אָמַרʾāmarSay
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
וַיָּבֵאwayāvēʾAnd go
הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man
אֶתʾet
הָאֲנָשִׁיםhāʾănāšîmThe man
בֵּיתָהbêtāhA house
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיַּעַשׂwayaʿaśAnd do
הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man
כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who
אָמַרʾāmarSay
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
וַיָּבֵאwayāvēʾAnd go
הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
הָאֲנָשִׁיםhāʾănāšîmThe man
בֵּיתָהbêtāhA house
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

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