Genesis 44:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.”
Genesis 44:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 44:1719 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
חָלִילָהḥālîlāhProfaned
לִּיlîTo
מֵעֲשׂוֹתmēʿăśwōtFrom do
זֹאתzōʾtThis
הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
נִמְצָאniməṣāʾCome
הַגָּבִיעַhagāvîʿaThe goblet
בְּיָדוֹbəyādwōIn hand
הוּאhûʾHe
יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist
לִּיlîTo
עָבֶדʿāvedServant
וְאַתֶּםwəʾatemAnd thou
עֲלוּʿălûAscend
לְשָׁלוֹםləšālwōmTo safe
אֶלʾelNear
אֲבִיכֶםʾăvîḵemFather
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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