Genesis

Genesis 43:33

³³They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They were seated	וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ	way·yê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
before	לְפָנָ֔יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
in order by age	כִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ	kiḇ·ḵō·rā·ṯōw	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1062 right of first-born
from the firstborn	הַבְּכֹר֙	hab·bə·ḵōr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1060 first-born
to the youngest	וְהַצָּעִ֖יר	wə·haṣ·ṣā·‘îr	Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6810 little, insignificant, young
and the men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
looked at	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
one	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
another	רֵעֵֽהוּ׃	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
in astonishment	וַיִּתְמְה֥וּ	way·yiṯ·mə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8539 be astounded, dumbfounded

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.