Genesis
Genesis 45:28
28“Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enough | רַ֛ב | raḇ | Adverb | H7227 much, many, great |
| declared | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| My son | בְּנִ֖י | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| Joseph | יוֹסֵ֥ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| is still | עוֹד־ | ‘ō·wḏ- | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| alive | חָ֑י | ḥāy | Adjective - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| I will go | אֵֽלְכָ֥ה | ’ê·lə·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to see him | וְאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ | wə·’er·’en·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| before | בְּטֶ֥רֶם | bə·ṭe·rem | Preposition-b; Adverb | H2962 not yet, ere, before that |
| I die | אָמֽוּת׃ | ’ā·mūṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H4191 die |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.