Genesis

Genesis 37:18–20

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. ²⁰“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”

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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

Genesis 37:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Come	לְכ֣וּ	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
now	וְעַתָּ֣ה׀	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
let us kill him	וְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּ	wə·na·har·ḡê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine singular	H2026 kill, slay
and throw him	וְנַשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙	wə·naš·li·ḵê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
into one	בְּאַחַ֣ד	bə·’a·ḥaḏ	Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular construct	H259 one
of the pits	הַבֹּר֔וֹת	hab·bō·rō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H953 pit, cistern, well
We can say	וְאָמַ֕רְנוּ	wə·’ā·mar·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H559 utter, say
that a vicious	רָעָ֖ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
animal	חַיָּ֥ה	ḥay·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
has devoured him	אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ	’ă·ḵā·lā·ṯə·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H398 eat
Then we shall see	וְנִרְאֶ֕ה	wə·nir·’eh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural	H7200 see
what	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
becomes	יִּהְי֖וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
of his dreams	חֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃	ḥă·lō·mō·ṯāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2472 dream

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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

Genesis 37:20 Titus 3:3 · Proverbs 27:4 · Matthew 2:2–16 · 2 Kings 2:24 · Proverbs 1:11–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.