“And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?”
Genesis 44:4 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 44:423 words
HebrewMeaning
הֵ֠םhēm
theyprepH1992
like · (how · so) many (soever · more as) they ···
יָֽצְא֣וּyāṣəʾw
they came outverbH3318
after · assuredly · bear out · begotten ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הָ/עִיר֮hāʿiyr
the cityparticleH5892
city · court · town
לֹ֣אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
הִרְחִיקוּ֒hirəḥiyqw
they had gone farverbH7368
be · cast · drive · get ···
וְ/יוֹסֵ֤ףwəywōsēp
and JosephconjH3130
אָמַר֙ʾāmar
he saidverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לַֽ/אֲשֶׁ֣רlaʾăšer
to the one whopronH834
after · alike · because · every ···
עַלʿal
was overpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
בֵּית֔/וֹbēytwō
household hisnounH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
ק֥וּםqwm
ariseverbH6965
accomplish · be clearer · confirm · continue ···
רְדֹ֖ףrədōp
pursueverbH7291
put to flight · follow (after · on) · hunt ···
אַחֲרֵ֣יʾaḥărēy
afterpronH310
-ward) · again · at · away from ···
הָֽ/אֲנָשִׁ֑יםhāʾănāšiym
manparticleH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
וְ/הִשַּׂגְתָּ/ם֙wəhiśagətām
and you will overtake themconjH5381
be able · attain · (be able to · can) get ···
וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֣wəʾāmarətā
and you will sayconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֲלֵ/הֶ֔םʾălēhem
to thempronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
לָ֛/מָּהlāmāh
why?pronH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
שִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥םšilamətem
have you repaidverbH7999
end · finish · full · give again ···
רָעָ֖הrāʿāh
evilnounH7451
affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···
תַּ֥חַתtaḥat
forpronH8478
beneath · flat · in · place ···
טוֹבָֽהṭwōbāh
goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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