Genesis
Genesis 50:15
15When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge? Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Joseph’s | יוֹסֵף֙ | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| brothers | אֲחֵֽי־ | ’ă·ḥê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H251 brother |
| saw | וַיִּרְא֤וּ | way·yir·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| that | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| their father | אֲבִיהֶ֔ם | ’ă·ḇî·hem | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| was dead | מֵ֣ת | mêṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| they said | וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| What if | ל֥וּ | lū | Preposition | H3863 if |
| Joseph | יוֹסֵ֑ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| bears a grudge | יִשְׂטְמֵ֖נוּ | yiś·ṭə·mê·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H7852 bear a grudge, cherish animosity, against |
| Then he will surely repay | וְהָשֵׁ֤ב | wə·hā·šêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7725 turn back, return |
| us | לָ֔נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| for all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the evil | הָ֣רָעָ֔ה | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| we did | גָּמַ֖לְנוּ | gā·mal·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to |
| to him | אֹתֽוֹ׃ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
Cross-references
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Proverbs 28:1 · Job 15:21–22 · Psalm 53:5 · Genesis 42:21–22 · Psalm 14:5 · Genesis 27:41–42 · Leviticus 26:36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.