Genesis
Genesis 43:16
16When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Joseph | יוֹסֵ֣ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| saw | וַיַּ֨רְא | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| Benjamin | בִּנְיָמִין֒ | bin·yā·mîn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| with | אִתָּם֮ | ’it·tām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H854 with |
| he said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to the steward | לַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר | la·’ă·šer | Preposition-l; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| of | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his house | בֵּית֔וֹ | bê·ṯōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| Take | הָבֵ֥א | hā·ḇê | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| these men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| to my house | הַבָּ֑יְתָה | hab·bā·yə·ṯāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1004 house |
| Slaughter | וּטְבֹ֤חַ | ū·ṭə·ḇō·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2873 slaughter, butcher, slay |
| an animal | טֶ֙בַח֙ | ṭe·ḇaḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H2874 slaughtering, slaughter |
| and prepare it | וְהָכֵ֔ן | wə·hā·ḵên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they shall dine | יֹאכְל֥וּ | yō·ḵə·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| with me | אִתִּ֛י | ’it·tî | Preposition; first person common singular | H854 with |
| at noon | בַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ | baṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6672 midday, noon |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.