Genesis 43:34 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.”
Genesis 43:34 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 43:3415 words
וַיִּשָּׂאwayiśāʾAnd lift
מַשְׂאֹתmaśəʾōtRaising
מֵאֵתmēʾētFrom nearness
פָּנָיוpānāywFace
אֲלֵהֶםʾălēhemNear
וַתֵּרֶבwatērevAnd increase
מַשְׂאַתmaśəʾatRaising
בִּנְיָמִןbinəyāminBinjamin
מִמַּשְׂאֹתmimaśəʾōtFrom raising
כֻּלָּםkulāmWhole
חָמֵשׁḥāmēšFive
יָדוֹתyādwōtHand
וַיִּשְׁתּוּwayišətûAnd imbibe
וַיִּשְׁכְּרוּwayišəkərûAnd become tipsy
עִמּוֹʿimwōWith
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