Genesis
Genesis 44:12
12The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest — and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The steward searched | וַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂ | way·ḥap·pêś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2664 search |
| beginning | הֵחֵ֔ל | hê·ḥêl | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2490 bore, pierce |
| with the oldest | בַּגָּד֣וֹל | bag·gā·ḏō·wl | Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| and ending | כִּלָּ֑ה | kil·lāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| with the youngest | וּבַקָּטֹ֖ן | ū·ḇaq·qā·ṭōn | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| and the cup | הַגָּבִ֔יעַ | hag·gā·ḇî·a‘ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1375 cup, bowl |
| was found | וַיִּמָּצֵא֙ | way·yim·mā·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| in Benjamin’s | בִּנְיָמִֽן׃ | bin·yā·min | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| sack | בְּאַמְתַּ֖חַת | bə·’am·ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H572 sack |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.