Genesis 44:4 — King James Version← Study notes
“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
הֵםhēmThey
יָצְאוּyāṣəʾûGo
אֶתʾet—
הָעִירhāʿîrThe city
לֹאlōʾNot
הִרְחִיקוּhirəḥîqûWiden
וְיוֹסֵףwəywōsēp̄And Joseph
אָמַרʾāmarSay
לַאֲשֶׁרlaʾăšerTo who
עַלʿalAbove
בֵּיתוֹbêtwōA house
קוּםqûmRise
רְדֹףrədōp̄Run after
אַחֲרֵיʾaḥărêThe hind part
הָאֲנָשִׁיםhāʾănāšîmThe man
וְהִשַּׂגְתָּםwəhiśagətāmAnd reach
וְאָמַרְתָּwəʾāmarətāAnd say
אֲלֵהֶםʾălēhemNear
לָמָּהlāmāhTo what?
שִׁלַּמְתֶּםšilamətemBe safe
רָעָהrāʿāhBad
תַּחַתtaḥatBottom
טוֹבָהṭwōvāhGood
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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