Genesis 43:27 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?”
Genesis 43:27 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 43:2711 words
וַיִּשְׁאַלwayišəʾalAnd inquire
לָהֶםlāhemTo
לְשָׁלוֹםləšālwōmTo safe
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
הֲשָׁלוֹםhăšālwōmSafe
אֲבִיכֶםʾăvîḵemFather
הַזָּקֵןhazāqēnThe old
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
אֲמַרְתֶּםʾămarətemSay
הַעוֹדֶנּוּhaʿwōdenûIteration
חָיḥāyAlive
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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