Genesis
Genesis 44:7
7“Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | לָ֚מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| does my lord | אֲדֹנִ֔י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| say | יְדַבֵּ֣ר | yə·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| these | הָאֵ֑לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| things | כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים | kad·də·ḇā·rîm | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| they asked | וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Your servants | לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ | la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| could not possibly | חָלִ֙ילָה֙ | ḥā·lî·lāh | Interjection; third person feminine singular | H2486 far be it |
| do | מֵעֲשׂ֖וֹת | mê·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| such | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| a thing | כַּדָּבָ֥ר | kad·dā·ḇār | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.