Genesis 45:23 — King James Version← Study notes

“And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.”

Genesis 45:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 45:2316 words

וּלְאָבִיוûləʾāvîwAnd to father

שָׁלַחšālaḥSend

כְּזֹאתkəzōʾtLike this

עֲשָׂרָהʿăśārāhTen

חֲמֹרִיםḥămōrîmAss

נֹשְׂאִיםnōśəʾîmLift

מִטּוּבmiṭûvFrom good

מִצְרָיִםmiṣərāyimMitsrajim

וְעֶשֶׂרwəʿeśerAnd ten

אֲתֹנֹתʾătōnōtFemale donkey

נֹשְׂאֹתnōśəʾōtLift

בָּרbārGrain

וָלֶחֶםwāleḥemAnd food

וּמָזוֹןûmāzwōnAnd food

לְאָבִיוləʾāvîwTo father

לַדָּרֶךְladāreḵəTo road

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

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