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Genesis 43:3 — King James Version← Study notes

And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.


Genesis 43:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 43:315 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
יְהוּדָהyəhûdāhJehudah
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
הָעֵדhāʿēdDuplicate
הֵעִדhēʿidDuplicate
בָּנוּbānûIn
הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
לֹאlōʾNot
תִרְאוּtirəʾûSee
פָנַיp̄ānayFace
בִּלְתִּיbilətîFailure of
אֲחִיכֶםʾăḥîḵemBrother
אִתְּכֶםʾitəḵemNearness
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
יְהוּדָהyəhûdāhJehudah
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
הָעֵדhāʿēdDuplicate
הֵעִדhēʿidDuplicate
בָּנוּbānûIn
הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
לֹאlōʾNot
תִרְאוּtirəʾûSee
פָנַיp̄ānayFace
בִּלְתִּיbilətîFailure of
אֲחִיכֶםʾăḥîḵemBrother
אִתְּכֶםʾitəḵemNearness

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