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Genesis 50:15 — King James Version← Study notes

And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.


Genesis 50:15Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 50:1519 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּרְא֤וּwayirəʾw
and they sawconjH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
אֲחֵֽיʾăḥēy
the brothers ofnounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
יוֹסֵף֙ywōsēp
JosephnounH3130
כִּיkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
מֵ֣תmēt
he had diedverbH4191
at all · crying · man · one) ···
אֲבִי/הֶ֔םʾăbiyhem
father theirnounH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּwayōʾmərw
and they saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
ל֥וּlw
ifconjH3863
peradventure · I pray thee · though · I would ···
יִשְׂטְמֵ֖/נוּyiśəṭəmēnw
he will bear a grudge usverbH7852
oppose self against
יוֹסֵ֑ףywōsēp
JosephnounH3130
וְ/הָשֵׁ֤בwəhāšēb
and certainlyconjH7725
build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···
יָשִׁיב֙yāšiyb
he will repayverbH7725
build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···
לָ֔/נוּlānw
pron
אֵ֚תʾēt
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
כָּלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
הָ֣/רָעָ֔הhārāʿāh
the harmparticleH7451
affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···
אֲשֶׁ֥רʾăšer
whichparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
גָּמַ֖לְנוּgāmalənw
we dealt out toverbH1580
deal bountifully · do · recompense · requite ···
אֹתֽ/וֹʾōtwō
himparticleH853
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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Ruth KimNote1mo ago
What If Joseph Bears a Grudge Against Us?
After Jacob's death, Joseph's brothers are terrified. They send a message to Joseph: your father asked us to tell you - forgive us. They're afraid he'll punish them now that Jacob is gone and can't pr...
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