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Genesis 44:23 — King James Version← Study notes

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.


Genesis 44:23Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 44:2313 words
וַתֹּאמֶרwatōʾmerAnd say
אֶלʾelNear
עֲבָדֶיךָʿăvādeyḵāServant
אִםʾimLo!
לֹאlōʾNot
יֵרֵדyērēdDescend
אֲחִיכֶםʾăḥîḵemBrother
הַקָּטֹןhaqāṭōnThe abbreviated
אִתְּכֶםʾitəḵemNearness
לֹאlōʾNot
תֹסִפוּןtōsip̄ûnAdd
לִרְאוֹתlirəʾwōtTo see
פָּנָיpānāyFace
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
אִםʾimLo!
לֹאlōʾNot
יֵרֵדyērēdDescend
אֲחִיכֶםʾăḥîḵemBrother
הַקָּטֹןhaqāṭōnThe abbreviated
אִתְּכֶםʾitəḵemNearness
לֹאlōʾNot
תֹסִפוּןtōsip̄ûnAdd
לִרְאוֹתlirəʾwōtTo see
פָּנָיpānāyFace

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