Genesis
Genesis 37:26
26Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Judah | יְהוּדָ֖ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| said | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| his brothers | אֶחָ֑יו | ’e·ḥāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| profit will we gain | בֶּ֗צַע | be·ṣa‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit |
| if | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we kill | נַהֲרֹג֙ | na·hă·rōḡ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H2026 kill, slay |
| our brother | אָחִ֔ינוּ | ’ā·ḥî·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H251 brother |
| and cover up | וְכִסִּ֖ינוּ | wə·ḵis·sî·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | H3680 cover |
| his blood | דָּמֽוֹ׃ | dā·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1818 blood |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.