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Genesis 44:33 — King James Version← Study notes

Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.


Genesis 44:33Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 44:3312 words
וְעַתָּהwəʿatāhAnd at this time
יֵשֶׁבyēševSit
נָאnāʾ'I pray'
עַבְדְּךָʿavədəḵāServant
תַּחַתtaḥatBottom
הַנַּעַרhanaʿarThe boy
עֶבֶדʿevedServant
לַאדֹנִיlaʾdōnîTo sovereign
וְהַנַּעַרwəhanaʿarAnd the boy
יַעַלyaʿalAscend
עִםʿimWith
אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְעַתָּהwəʿatāhAnd at this time
יֵשֶׁבyēševSit
נָאnāʾ'I pray'
עַבְדְּךָʿavədəḵāServant
תַּחַתtaḥatBottom
הַנַּעַרhanaʿarThe boy
עֶבֶדʿevedServant
לַאדֹנִיlaʾdōnîTo sovereign
וְהַנַּעַרwəhanaʿarAnd the boy
יַעַלyaʿalAscend
עִםʿimWith
אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother

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