Genesis 43:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.”
Genesis 43:5 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 43:515 words
וְאִםwəʾimAnd lo!
אֵינְךָʾênəḵāNonentity
מְשַׁלֵּחַməšalēḥaSend
לֹאlōʾNot
נֵרֵדnērēdDescend
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man
אָמַרʾāmarSay
אֵלֵינוּʾēlênûNear
לֹאlōʾNot
תִרְאוּtirəʾûSee
פָנַיp̄ānayFace
בִּלְתִּיbilətîFailure of
אֲחִיכֶםʾăḥîḵemBrother
אִתְּכֶםʾitəḵemNearness
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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