Genesis

Genesis 37:32

³²They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They sent	וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֞וּ	way·šal·lə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7971 send
the robe	כְּתֹ֣נֶת	kə·ṯō·neṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3801 tunic
of many colors	הַפַּסִּ֗ים	hap·pas·sîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6446 flat
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
their father	אֲבִיהֶ֔ם	’ă·ḇî·hem	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
and said	וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
We found	מָצָ֑אנוּ	mā·ṣā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H4672 attain to, find
this	זֹ֣את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
Examine it	הַכֶּר־	hak·ker-	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5234 regard, recognize
to see whether	נָ֗א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
it	הִ֖וא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
your son’s	בִּנְךָ֛	bin·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
robe	הַכְּתֹ֧נֶת	hak·kə·ṯō·neṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3801 tunic
or	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
not	לֹֽא׃	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.