Genesis
Genesis 44:8
8We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We even brought back | הֱשִׁיבֹ֥נוּ | hĕ·šî·ḇō·nū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to you | אֵלֶ֖יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| from the land | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Canaan | כְּנָ֑עַן | kə·nā·‘an | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3667 Canaan |
| the silver | כֶּ֗סֶף | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| we found | מָצָ֙אנוּ֙ | mā·ṣā·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| in the mouths | בְּפִ֣י | bə·p̄î | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| of our sacks | אַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ | ’am·tə·ḥō·ṯê·nū | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H572 sack |
| Why | וְאֵ֗יךְ | wə·’êḵ | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H349 How? |
| would we steal | נִגְנֹב֙ | niḡ·nōḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H1589 steal |
| silver | כֶּ֖סֶף | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| or | א֥וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| gold | זָהָֽב׃ | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| from your master’s | אֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ | ’ă·ḏō·ne·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H113 lord |
| house | מִבֵּ֣ית | mib·bêṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.