Genesis
Genesis 24:65
65and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?”
“It is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and asked | וַתֹּ֣אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the servant | הָעֶ֗בֶד | hā·‘e·ḇeḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| Who | מִֽי־ | mî- | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| is that | הַלָּזֶה֙ | hal·lā·zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H1976 this very |
| man | הָאִ֤ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| in the field | בַּשָּׂדֶה֙ | baś·śā·ḏeh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| coming | הַהֹלֵ֤ךְ | ha·hō·lêḵ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to meet us | לִקְרָאתֵ֔נוּ | liq·rā·ṯê·nū | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common plural | H7122 encounter, befall |
| It | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is my master | אֲדֹנִ֑י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| the servant | הָעֶ֖בֶד | hā·‘e·ḇeḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| answered | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| So she took | וַתִּקַּ֥ח | wat·tiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3947 take |
| her veil | הַצָּעִ֖יף | haṣ·ṣā·‘îp̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6809 wrapper, shawl, or veil |
| and covered herself | וַתִּתְכָּֽס׃ | wat·tiṯ·kās | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3680 cover |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.