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Genesis 37:15 Interlinear

“found him and behold he was wandering in the field asked him saying What seekest”

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Genesis 37 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּ	H4672	found him	properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
2	אִ֔ישׁ	H582		properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
3	וְהִנֵּ֥ה	H2009		lo!
4	תֹעֶ֖ה	H8582	and behold he was wandering	to vacillate, i.e., reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
5	בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה	H7704	in the field	a field (as flat)
6	וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּ	H7592	asked him	to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
7	הָאִ֛ישׁ	H582		properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
8	לֵאמֹ֖ר	H559	saying	to say (used with great latitude)
9	מַה	H4100		properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
10	תְּבַקֵּֽשׁ׃	H1245	What seekest	to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

Genesis 37:15 (current)found him and behold he was wandering in the field asked him saying What seekest