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Genesis 45:5 — King James Version← Study notes

Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.


Genesis 45:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 45:515 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/עַתָּ֣הwəʿatāh
and nowconjH6258
now · straightway · this time · whereas
אַלʾal
may notparticleH408
neither · never · no · nor ···
תֵּעָ֣צְב֗וּtēʿāṣəbw
you be grievedverbH6087
grieve · hurt · make · be sorry ···
וְ/אַלwəʾal
and may notconjH408
neither · never · no · nor ···
יִ֨חַר֙yiḥar
it burnverbH2734
burn · be displeased · earnestly · fret self ···
בְּ/עֵ֣ינֵי/כֶ֔םbəʿēynēykem
in view yourpronH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
כִּֽיkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
מְכַרְתֶּ֥םməkarətem
you soldverbH4376
at all · -er · self)
אֹתִ֖/יʾōtiy
meparticleH853
הֵ֑נָּהhēnāh
hitheradvH2008
hither · now · on this side · since ···
כִּ֣יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
לְ/מִֽחְיָ֔הləmiḥəyāh
for preservation of lifepronH4241
quick · recover selves · reviving · sustenance ···
שְׁלָחַ֥/נִיšəlāḥaniy
he sent meverbH7971
any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···
אֱלֹהִ֖יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
לִ/פְנֵי/כֶֽםlipənēykem
before youpronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
Words 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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