Genesis
Genesis 37:21
21When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Reuben | רְאוּבֵ֔ן | rə·’ū·ḇên | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7205 Reuben |
| heard | וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| he tried to rescue | וַיַּצִּלֵ֖הוּ | way·yaṣ·ṣi·lê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| from their hands | מִיָּדָ֑ם | mî·yā·ḏām | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| Let us not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| take | נַכֶּ֖נּוּ | nak·ken·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| his life | נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | nā·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| he said | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.