Genesis 45:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.”

Genesis 45:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 45:29 words

וַיִּתֵּןwayitēnAnd give

אֶתʾet—

קֹלוֹqōlwōVoice

בִּבְכִיbivəḵîIn weeping

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּwayišəməʿûAnd hear

מִצְרַיִםmiṣərayimMitsrite

וַיִּשְׁמַעwayišəmaʿAnd hear

בֵּיתbêtA house

פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּתֵּןwayitēnAnd give

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

קֹלוֹqōlwōVoice

בִּבְכִיbivəḵîIn weeping

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּwayišəməʿûAnd hear

מִצְרַיִםmiṣərayimMitsrite

וַיִּשְׁמַעwayišəmaʿAnd hear

בֵּיתbêtA house

פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh

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