Genesis
Genesis 43:32
32They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They separately served | וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ | way·yā·śî·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7760 put, place, set |
| Joseph | לְבַדּ֖וֹ | lə·ḇad·dōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H905 separation |
| and the Egyptians | וְלַמִּצְרִ֞ים | wə·lam·miṣ·rîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H4713 Mitsrite |
| They ate | הָאֹכְלִ֤ים | hā·’ō·ḵə·lîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H398 eat |
| separately | לְבַדָּ֔ם | lə·ḇad·dām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H905 separation |
| because | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the Egyptians | הַמִּצְרִ֗ים | ham·miṣ·rîm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H4713 Mitsrite |
| would | יוּכְל֜וּן | yū·ḵə·lūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| not | לֹ֨א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| eat | לֶאֱכֹ֤ל | le·’ĕ·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H398 eat |
| with | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H854 with |
| the Hebrews | הָֽעִבְרִים֙ | hā·‘iḇ·rîm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H5680 Hebrew |
| since | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| that | הִ֖וא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was detestable | תוֹעֵבָ֥ה | ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8441 abomination |
| to them | לְמִצְרָֽיִם׃ | lə·miṣ·rā·yim | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4713 Mitsrite |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.