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Genesis 50:16 — King James Version← Study notes

And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,


Genesis 50:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 50:169 words
וַיְצַוּוּwayəṣaûûAnd constitute
אֶלʾelNear
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
אָבִיךָʾāvîḵāFather
צִוָּהṣiûhConstitute
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
מוֹתוֹmwōtwōDeath
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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וַיְצַוּוּwayəṣaûûAnd constitute
אֶלʾelNear
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
אָבִיךָʾāvîḵāFather
צִוָּהṣiûhConstitute
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
מוֹתוֹmwōtwōDeath
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say

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