Genesis
Genesis 37:17
17“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They have moved on | נָסְע֣וּ | nā·sə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey |
| from here | מִזֶּ֔ה | miz·zeh | Preposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| the man | הָאִישׁ֙ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| answered | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I heard them | שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ | šā·ma‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| say | אֹֽמְרִ֔ים | ’ō·mə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Let us go | נֵלְכָ֖ה | nê·lə·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to Dothan | דֹּתָ֑יְנָה | dō·ṯā·yə·nāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H1886 Dothan |
| So Joseph | יוֹסֵף֙ | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| set out | וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| after | אַחַ֣ר | ’a·ḥar | Preposition | H310 behind |
| his brothers | אֶחָ֔יו | ’e·ḥāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| and found them | וַיִּמְצָאֵ֖ם | way·yim·ṣā·’êm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| at Dothan | בְּדֹתָֽן׃ | bə·ḏō·ṯān | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1886 Dothan |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.