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Genesis 44:21 — King James Version← Study notes

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.


Genesis 44:21Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 44:218 words
וַתֹּאמֶרwatōʾmerAnd say
אֶלʾelNear
עֲבָדֶיךָʿăvādeyḵāServant
הוֹרִדֻהוּhwōriduhûDescend
אֵלָיʾēlāyNear
וְאָשִׂימָהwəʾāśîmāhAnd put
עֵינִיʿênîEye
עָלָיוʿālāywAbove
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַתֹּאמֶרwatōʾmerAnd say
אֶלʾelNear
עֲבָדֶיךָʿăvādeyḵāServant
הוֹרִדֻהוּhwōriduhûDescend
אֵלָיʾēlāyNear
וְאָשִׂימָהwəʾāśîmāhAnd put
עֵינִיʿênîEye
עָלָיוʿālāywAbove

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