Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 37:27 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 37:27, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites and let not our hand And his brethren and our flesh were content And his brethren”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לְכ֞וּ | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | |
| 2 | וְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּ | H4376 | and let us sell | to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender) |
| 3 | לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים | H3459 | him to the Ishmeelites | a jishmaelite or descendant of jishmael |
| 4 | וְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ | H3027 | and let not our hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 5 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 6 | תְּהִי | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 7 | ב֔וֹ | H0 | ||
| 8 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 9 | אֶחָֽיו׃ | H251 | And his brethren | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001]) |
| 10 | בְשָׂרֵ֖נוּ | H1320 | and our flesh | flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man |
| 11 | ה֑וּא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 12 | וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ | H8085 | were content | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 13 | אֶחָֽיו׃ | H251 | And his brethren | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001]) |
Verse Context
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Genesis 37:27 (current) and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites and let not our hand And his brethren and our flesh were content And his brethren
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