Genesis

Genesis 37:24

²⁴and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and they took him	וַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּ	way·yiq·qā·ḥu·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H3947 take
and threw	וַיַּשְׁלִ֥כוּ	way·yaš·li·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7993 throw, fling, cast
him	אֹת֖וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
into the pit	הַבֹּ֑רָה	hab·bō·rāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well
Now the pit	וְהַבּ֣וֹר	wə·hab·bō·wr	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well
was empty	רֵ֔ק	rêq	Adjective - masculine singular	H7386 empty, vain
with no	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
water	מָֽיִם׃	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
in it	בּ֖וֹ	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

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