Genesis 43:28 — King James Version← Study notes
“And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.”
Genesis 43:28 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 43:289 words
וַיֹּאמְרוּwayōʾmərûAnd say
שָׁלוֹםšālwōmSafe
לְעַבְדְּךָləʿavədəḵāTo servant
לְאָבִינוּləʾāvînûTo father
עוֹדֶנּוּʿwōdenûIteration
חָיḥāyAlive
וַיִּקְּדוּwayiqədûAnd shrivel up
וישתחוwyštḥwAnd depress
וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוּוּwayišətaḥăûûAnd depress
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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