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Genesis 43:19 — King James Version← Study notes

And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,


Genesis 43:19Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 43:1911 words
וַיִּגְּשׁוּwayigəšûAnd be
אֶלʾelNear
הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
עַלʿalAbove
בֵּיתbêtA house
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
וַיְדַבְּרוּwayədabərûAnd arrange
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
פֶּתַחpetaḥOpening
הַבָּיִתhabāyitThe a house
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּגְּשׁוּwayigəšûAnd be
אֶלʾelNear
הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
עַלʿalAbove
בֵּיתbêtA house
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
וַיְדַבְּרוּwayədabərûAnd arrange
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
פֶּתַחpetaḥOpening
הַבָּיִתhabāyitThe a house

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