Genesis 43:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:”

Genesis 43:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 43:410 words

אִםʾimLo!

יֶשְׁךָyešəḵāIs

מְשַׁלֵּחַməšalēḥaSend

אֶתʾet—

אָחִינוּʾāḥînûBrother

אִתָּנוּʾitānûNearness

נֵרְדָהnērədāhDescend

וְנִשְׁבְּרָהwənišəbərāhAnd deal

לְךָləḵāTo

אֹכֶלʾōḵelFood

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

אִםʾimLo!

יֶשְׁךָyešəḵāIs

מְשַׁלֵּחַməšalēḥaSend

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

אָחִינוּʾāḥînûBrother

אִתָּנוּʾitānûNearness

נֵרְדָהnērədāhDescend

וְנִשְׁבְּרָהwənišəbərāhAnd deal

לְךָləḵāTo

אֹכֶלʾōḵelFood

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