Genesis

Genesis 37:2

²This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	אֵ֣לֶּה׀	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
is the account	תֹּלְד֣וֹת	tō·lə·ḏō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8435 descent, family, history
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֗ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
When Joseph	יוֹסֵ֞ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
seventeen	שְׁבַֽע־	šə·ḇa‘-	Number - feminine singular construct	H7651 seven
years	שָׁנָה֙	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
old	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
he was	הָיָ֨ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
tending	רֹעֶ֤ה	rō·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
the flock	בַּצֹּ֔אן	baṣ·ṣōn	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
his brothers	אֶחָיו֙	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
the sons	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of his father’s	אָבִ֑יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
wives	נְשֵׁ֣י	nə·šê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H802 woman, wife, female
Bilhah	בִלְהָ֛ה	ḇil·hāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1090 Bilhah
and Zilpah	זִלְפָּ֖ה	zil·pāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2153 Zilpah
and he	יוֹסֵ֛ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
brought	וַיָּבֵ֥א	way·yā·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
their father	אֲבִיהֶֽם׃	’ă·ḇî·hem	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
a bad	רָעָ֖ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
report	דִּבָּתָ֥ם	dib·bā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1681 whispering, defamation, evil report
about them	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to

Cross-references

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Genesis 35:25–26 · 1 Corinthians 11:18 · 1 Samuel 2:22–24 · Genesis 35:22 · 1 Corinthians 5:1 · Genesis 30:4 · Genesis 10:1 · John 7:7 · 1 Corinthians 1:11 · Genesis 30:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.