Genesis 43:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.”
Genesis 43:21 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 43:2118 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
בָאנוּvāʾnûGo
אֶלʾelNear
הַמָּלוֹןhamālwōnThe lodgment
וַנִּפְתְּחָהwanip̄ətəḥāhAnd open wide
אֶתʾet—
אַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּʾamətəḥōtênûExpansive
וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!
כֶסֶףḵesep̄Silver
אִישׁʾîšMan
בְּפִיbəp̄îIn mouth
אַמְתַּחְתּוֹʾamətaḥətwōExpansive
כַּסְפֵּנוּkasəpēnûSilver
בְּמִשְׁקָלוֹbəmišəqālwōIn weight
וַנָּשֶׁבwanāševAnd turn
אֹתוֹʾōtwō—
בְּיָדֵנוּbəyādēnûIn hand
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
Word-by-word meanings
Explore community notes on Genesis 43:21
Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion