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Genesis 44:1 — King James Version← Study notes

And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.


Genesis 44:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 44:119 words
וַיְצַוwayəṣawAnd constitute
אֶתʾet
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
עַלʿalAbove
בֵּיתוֹbêtwōA house
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
מַלֵּאmalēʾFill
אֶתʾet
אַמְתְּחֹתʾamətəḥōtExpansive
הָאֲנָשִׁיםhāʾănāšîmThe man
אֹכֶלʾōḵelFood
כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who
יוּכְלוּןyûḵəlûnBe able
שְׂאֵתśəʾētLift
וְשִׂיםwəśîmAnd put
כֶּסֶףkesep̄Silver
אִישׁʾîšMan
בְּפִיbəp̄îIn mouth
אַמְתַּחְתּוֹʾamətaḥətwōExpansive
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְצַוwayəṣawAnd constitute
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
עַלʿalAbove
בֵּיתוֹbêtwōA house
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
מַלֵּאmalēʾFill
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
אַמְתְּחֹתʾamətəḥōtExpansive
הָאֲנָשִׁיםhāʾănāšîmThe man
אֹכֶלʾōḵelFood
כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who
יוּכְלוּןyûḵəlûnBe able
שְׂאֵתśəʾētLift
וְשִׂיםwəśîmAnd put
כֶּסֶףkesep̄Silver
אִישׁʾîšMan
בְּפִיbəp̄îIn mouth
אַמְתַּחְתּוֹʾamətaḥətwōExpansive

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