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Genesis 44:12 — King James Version← Study notes

And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.


Genesis 44:12Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 44:129 words
וַיְחַפֵּשׂwayəḥapēśAnd seek
בַּגָּדוֹלbagādwōlIn great
הֵחֵלhēḥēlBore
וּבַקָּטֹןûvaqāṭōnAnd in abbreviated
כִּלָּהkilāhEnd
וַיִּמָּצֵאwayimāṣēʾAnd come
הַגָּבִיעַhagāvîʿaThe goblet
בְּאַמְתַּחַתbəʾamətaḥatIn expansive
בִּנְיָמִןbinəyāminBinjamin
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְחַפֵּשׂwayəḥapēśAnd seek
בַּגָּדוֹלbagādwōlIn great
הֵחֵלhēḥēlBore
וּבַקָּטֹןûvaqāṭōnAnd in abbreviated
כִּלָּהkilāhEnd
וַיִּמָּצֵאwayimāṣēʾAnd come
הַגָּבִיעַhagāvîʿaThe goblet
בְּאַמְתַּחַתbəʾamətaḥatIn expansive
בִּנְיָמִןbinəyāminBinjamin

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