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Genesis 43:20 — King James Version← Study notes

And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:


Genesis 43:20Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 43:208 words
וַיֹּאמְרוּwayōʾmərûAnd say
בִּיOh that!
אֲדֹנִיʾădōnîSovereign
יָרֹדyārōdDescend
יָרַדְנוּyāradənûDescend
בַּתְּחִלָּהbatəḥilāhIn commencement
לִשְׁבָּרlišəbārTo deal
אֹכֶלʾōḵelFood
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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וַיֹּאמְרוּwayōʾmərûAnd say
בִּיOh that!
אֲדֹנִיʾădōnîSovereign
יָרֹדyārōdDescend
יָרַדְנוּyāradənûDescend
בַּתְּחִלָּהbatəḥilāhIn commencement
לִשְׁבָּרlišəbārTo deal
אֹכֶלʾōḵelFood

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