Genesis 47:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:”
Genesis 47:18 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 47:1828 words
וַתִּתֹּםwatitōmAnd complete
הַשָּׁנָהhašānāhThe year
הַהִואhahiwʾThe he
וַיָּבֹאוּwayāvōʾûAnd go
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
בַּשָּׁנָהbašānāhIn year
הַשֵּׁנִיתhašēnîtThe double
וַיֹּאמְרוּwayōʾmərûAnd say
לוֹlwōTo
לֹאlōʾNot
נְכַחֵדnəḵaḥēdSecrete
מֵאֲדֹנִיmēʾădōnîFrom sovereign
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
אִםʾimLo!
תַּםtamComplete
הַכֶּסֶףhakesep̄The silver
וּמִקְנֵהûmiqənēhAnd bought
הַבְּהֵמָהhabəhēmāhThe dumb
אֶלʾelNear
אֲדֹנִיʾădōnîSovereign
לֹאlōʾNot
נִשְׁאַרnišəʾarSwell
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
אֲדֹנִיʾădōnîSovereign
בִּלְתִּיbilətîFailure of
אִםʾimLo!
גְּוִיָּתֵנוּgəwîtēnûBody
וְאַדְמָתֵנוּwəʾadəmātēnûAnd soil
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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