Genesis

Genesis 37:25

²⁵And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And as they sat down	וַיֵּשְׁבוּ֮	way·yê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
to eat	לֶֽאֱכָל־	le·’ĕ·ḵāl-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
a meal	לֶחֶם֒	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
they looked up	וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ	way·yiś·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
and saw	וְהִנֵּה֙	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
a caravan	אֹרְחַ֣ת	’ō·rə·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H736 travelling company, caravan
of Ishmaelites	יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים	yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3459 Jishmaelite
coming	בָּאָ֖ה	bā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from Gilead	מִגִּלְעָ֑ד	mig·gil·‘āḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
Their camels	וּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣ם	ū·ḡə·mal·lê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1581 camel
were carrying	נֹֽשְׂאִ֗ים	nō·śə·’îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
spices	נְכֹאת֙	nə·ḵōṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5219 smiting, gum
balm	וּצְרִ֣י	ū·ṣə·rî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6875 balsam
and myrrh	וָלֹ֔ט	wā·lōṭ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3910 myrrh
on their way	הוֹלְכִ֖ים	hō·wl·ḵîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
down	לְהוֹרִ֥יד	lə·hō·w·rîḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Egypt	מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃	miṣ·rā·yə·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

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Jeremiah 8:22 · Genesis 37:28 · Genesis 43:11 · Jeremiah 46:11 · Genesis 16:11–12 · Genesis 39:1 · Genesis 25:16–18 · Genesis 25:1–4 · Genesis 31:23 · Genesis 37:36 · Psalm 14:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.