Genesis
Genesis 43:17
17The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The man | הָאִ֔ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| did | וַיַּ֣עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| as | כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Joseph | יוֹסֵ֑ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| had commanded | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| and took | וַיָּבֵ֥א | way·yā·ḇê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to Joseph’s | יוֹסֵֽף׃ | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| house | בֵּ֥יתָה | bê·ṯāh | Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1004 house |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.