Genesis 44:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold?”
Genesis 44:8 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 44:817 words
הֵןhēnLo!
כֶּסֶףkesep̄Silver
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
מָצָאנוּmāṣāʾnûCome
בְּפִיbəp̄îIn mouth
אַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּʾamətəḥōtênûExpansive
הֱשִׁיבֹנוּhĕšîvōnûTurn
אֵלֶיךָʾēleyḵāNear
מֵאֶרֶץmēʾereṣFrom earth
כְּנָעַןkənāʿanKenaan
וְאֵיךְwəʾêḵəAnd how?
נִגְנֹבnigənōvThieve
מִבֵּיתmibêtFrom a house
אֲדֹנֶיךָʾădōneyḵāSovereign
כֶּסֶףkesep̄Silver
אוֹʾwōDesire
זָהָבzāhāvGold
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