Genesis 44:32 — King James Version← Study notes
“For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.”
Genesis 44:32 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 44:3216 words
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
עַבְדְּךָʿavədəḵāServant
עָרַבʿāravBraid
אֶתʾet—
הַנַּעַרhanaʿarThe boy
מֵעִםmēʿimFrom with
אָבִיʾāvîFather
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
אִםʾimLo!
לֹאlōʾNot
אֲבִיאֶנּוּʾăvîʾenûGo
אֵלֶיךָʾēleyḵāNear
וְחָטָאתִיwəḥāṭāʾtîAnd miss
לְאָבִיləʾāvîTo father
כָּלkālWhole
הַיָּמִיםhayāmîmThe day
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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