Genesis
Genesis 44:15
15“What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | מָֽה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is this | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| deed | הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה | ham·ma·‘ă·śeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4639 deed, work |
| you have done | עֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם | ‘ă·śî·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| Joseph | יוֹסֵ֔ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| declared | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Do you not | הֲל֣וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם | yə·ḏa‘·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a man | אִ֖ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| like me | כָּמֹֽנִי׃ | kā·mō·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H3644 like, as, when |
| can surely divine the truth | נַחֵ֧שׁ | na·ḥêš | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H5172 hiss, whisper, prognosticate |
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