Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 37:25 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 37:25, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

And they sat down to eat bread and they lifted up their eyes and looked and behold a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels and they lifted up spicery and balm and myrrh going to carry it down to Egypt

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ֮H3427And they sat downproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
2לֶֽאֱכָלH398to eatto eat (literally or figuratively)
3לֶחֶם֒H3899breadfood (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
4נֹֽשְׂאִ֗יםH5375and they lifted upto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
5עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙H5869their eyesan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
6וַיִּרְא֔וּH7200and lookedto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
7וְהִנֵּה֙H2009lo!
8אֹֽרְחַ֣תH736and behold a companya caravan
9יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםH3459of Ishmeelitesa jishmaelite or descendant of jishmael
10בָּאָ֖הH935cameto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
11מִגִּלְעָ֑דH1568from Gileadgilad, a region east of the jordan; also the name of three israelites
12וּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣םH1581with their camelsa camel
13נֹֽשְׂאִ֗יםH5375and they lifted upto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
14נְכֹאת֙H5219spiceryproperly, a smiting, i.e., (concretely) an aromatic gum (perhaps styrax) (as powdered)
15וּצְרִ֣יH6875and balmdistillation, i.e., balsam
16וָלֹ֔טH3910and myrrha gum (from its sticky nature), probably ladanum
17הֽוֹלְכִ֖יםH1980goingto walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
18לְהוֹרִ֥ידH3381to carry it downto descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
19מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃H4714to Egyptmitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt

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Genesis 37:25 (current)And they sat down to eat bread and they lifted up their eyes and looked and behold a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels and they lifted up spicery and balm and myrrh going to carry it down to Egypt
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