Genesis
Genesis 42:23
23They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They | וְהֵם֙ | wə·hêm | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| did not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| realize | יָֽדְע֔וּ | yā·ḏə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Joseph | יוֹסֵ֑ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| understood them | שֹׁמֵ֖עַ | šō·mê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| since | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| there was an interpreter | הַמֵּלִ֖יץ | ham·mê·lîṣ | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H3887 scorn |
| between them | בֵּינֹתָֽם׃ | bê·nō·ṯām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H996 interval, space between |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.