Genesis
Genesis 47:18
18When that year was over, they came to him the second year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord that our money is gone and all our livestock belongs to you. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When that | הַהִוא֒ | ha·hi·w | Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| year | הַשָּׁנָ֣ה | haš·šā·nāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| was over | וַתִּתֹּם֮ | wat·tit·tōm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H8552 be complete, finished |
| they came | וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to him | אֵלָ֜יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| the second | הַשֵּׁנִ֗ית | haš·šê·nîṯ | Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular | H8145 second |
| year | בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה | baš·šā·nāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| and said | וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| We cannot | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| hide | נְכַחֵ֣ד | nə·ḵa·ḥêḏ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural | H3582 hide, efface |
| from our lord | מֵֽאֲדֹנִ֔י | mê·’ă·ḏō·nî | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| that | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| our money | הַכֶּ֔סֶף | hak·ke·sep̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| is gone | תַּ֣ם | tam | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8552 be complete, finished |
| and all our livestock | וּמִקְנֵ֥ה | ū·miq·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4735 cattle |
| belongs to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| There is nothing | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| left | נִשְׁאַר֙ | niš·’ar | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7604 remain, be left over |
| for | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| our lord | אֲדֹנִ֔י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| except | בִּלְתִּ֥י | bil·tî | Preposition | H1115 not, except |
| our bodies | גְּוִיָּתֵ֖נוּ | gə·wî·yā·ṯê·nū | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H1472 body, corpse |
| and our land | וְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ׃ | wə·’aḏ·mā·ṯê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H127 ground, land |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.