Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 37:20 Interlinear
“ now therefore and let us slay him and cast him into some pit and we will say beast Some evil hath devoured him and we shall see what will become of his dreams”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ | H6258 | at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive | |
| 2 | לְכ֣וּ | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | |
| 3 | וְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּ | H2026 | now therefore and let us slay | to smite with deadly intent |
| 4 | וְנַשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ | H7993 | him and cast | to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively) |
| 5 | בְּאַחַ֣ד | H259 | him into some | properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first |
| 6 | הַבֹּר֔וֹת | H953 | pit | a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) |
| 7 | וְאָמַ֕רְנוּ | H559 | and we will say | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 8 | חַיָּ֥ה | H2416 | beast | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
| 9 | רָעָ֖ה | H7451 | Some evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 10 | אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ | H398 | hath devoured | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 11 | וְנִרְאֶ֕ה | H7200 | him and we shall see | to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) |
| 12 | מַה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 13 | יִּֽהְי֖וּ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 14 | חֲלֹֽמֹתָֽיו׃ | H2472 | what will become of his dreams | a dream |
Verse Context
Genesis 37:19And they said one to another dreamer...
Genesis 37:20 (current) now therefore and let us slay him and cast him into some pit and we will say beast Some evil hath devoured him and we shall see what will become of his dreams
Genesis 37:21heard And Reuben it and he delivered him out of their hands and said ...