Genesis 43:33 — King James Version← Study notes
“And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.”
Genesis 43:33 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 43:3311 words
וַיֵּשְׁבוּwayēšəvûAnd sit
לְפָנָיוləp̄ānāywTo face
הַבְּכֹרhabəḵōrThe first-born
כִּבְכֹרָתוֹkivəḵōrātwōLike firstling
וְהַצָּעִירwəhaṣāʿîrAnd the little
כִּצְעִרָתוֹkiṣəʿirātwōLike smallness
וַיִּתְמְהוּwayitəməhûAnd be in consternation
הָאֲנָשִׁיםhāʾănāšîmThe man
אִישׁʾîšMan
אֶלʾelNear
רֵעֵהוּrēʿēhûAssociate
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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