Genesis
Genesis 43:25
25Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| had been told | שָֽׁמְע֔וּ | šā·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| that | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they were going to eat | יֹ֥אכְלוּ | yō·ḵə·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| a meal | לָֽחֶם׃ | lā·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| there | שָׁ֖ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| they prepared | וַיָּכִ֙ינוּ֙ | way·yā·ḵî·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3559 be firm |
| their gift | הַמִּנְחָ֔ה | ham·min·ḥāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4503 gift, tribute, offering |
| for | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| Joseph’s | יוֹסֵ֖ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| arrival | בּ֥וֹא | bō·w | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| at noon | בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם | baṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6672 midday, noon |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.