Genesis
Genesis 37:16
16“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am | אָנֹכִ֣י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| looking for | מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ | mə·ḇaq·qêš | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| my brothers | אַחַ֖י | ’a·ḥay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H251 brother |
| Joseph replied | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Can you please tell | הַגִּֽידָה־ | hag·gî·ḏāh- | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| me | לִ֔י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| where | אֵיפֹ֖ה | ’ê·p̄ōh | Interrogative | H375 where? |
| they | הֵ֥ם | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| are pasturing their flocks | רֹעִֽים׃ | rō·‘îm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.