Genesis

Genesis 41:21

²¹When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When they had devoured	וַתָּבֹ֣אנָה	wat·tā·ḇō·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
them	קִרְבֶּ֗נָה	qir·be·nāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine plural	H7130 inward part, midst
however	קִרְבֶּ֗נָה	qir·be·nāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine plural	H7130 inward part, midst
no one could	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
tell	נוֹדַע֙	nō·w·ḏa‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they had	בָ֣אוּ	ḇā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
their appearance	וּמַרְאֵיהֶ֣ן	ū·mar·’ê·hen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural	H4758 sight, appearance, vision
was as ugly	רַ֔ע	ra‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
it had been before	בַּתְּחִלָּ֑ה	bat·tə·ḥil·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8462 beginning
Then I awoke	וָאִיקָֽץ׃	wā·’î·qāṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H3364 awake

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.