Genesis
Genesis 37:18–19
18Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him. 19“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
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Genesis 37:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וַיִּרְא֥וּ | way·yir·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| him | אֹת֖וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| in the distance | מֵרָחֹ֑ק | mê·rā·ḥōq | Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular | H7350 distant, far |
| and before | וּבְטֶ֙רֶם֙ | ū·ḇə·ṭe·rem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Adverb | H2962 not yet, ere, before that |
| he arrived | יִקְרַ֣ב | yiq·raḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7126 come near, approach |
| they plotted | וַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּ | way·yiṯ·nak·kə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5230 be crafty, deceitful, knavish |
| to kill him | לַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ | la·hă·mî·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Genesis 37:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Here | הִנֵּ֗ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| comes | בָּֽא׃ | bā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| that | הַלָּזֶ֖ה | hal·lā·zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H1976 this very |
| dreamer | בַּ֛עַל | ba·‘al | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1167 owner, lord |
| they said | וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| one | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| another | אָחִ֑יו | ’ā·ḥîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
Cross-references
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Genesis 37:18 Acts 23:12 · Psalm 37:32 · Psalm 37:12 · 1 Samuel 19:1 · Mark 14:1 · John 11:53 · Psalm 31:13 · Luke 20:14–15 · Matthew 27:1 · Mark 12:7 · Matthew 21:38
Genesis 37:19 Genesis 28:12 · Genesis 37:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.