Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 37:28 Interlinear
“Then there passed by Midianites and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver and they brought Joseph into Egypt”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֩ | H5674 | Then there passed | to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in |
| 2 | אֲנָשִׁ֨ים | H376 | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) | |
| 3 | מִדְיָנִ֜ים | H4084 | by Midianites | a midjanite or descendant (native) of midjan |
| 4 | סֹֽחֲרִ֗ים | H5503 | to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate | |
| 5 | וַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙ | H4900 | and they drew | to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.) |
| 6 | וַיַּֽעֲל֤וּ | H5927 | and lifted up | to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative |
| 7 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 8 | יוֹסֵ֖ף | H3130 | Joseph | joseph, the name of seven israelites |
| 9 | מִן | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 10 | הַבּ֔וֹר | H953 | out of the pit | a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) |
| 11 | וַיִּמְכְּר֧וּ | H4376 | and sold | to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender) |
| 12 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 13 | יוֹסֵ֖ף | H3130 | Joseph | joseph, the name of seven israelites |
| 14 | לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים | H3459 | to the Ishmeelites | a jishmaelite or descendant of jishmael |
| 15 | בְּעֶשְׂרִ֣ים | H6242 | for twenty | twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth |
| 16 | כָּ֑סֶף | H3701 | pieces of silver | silver (from its pale color); by implication, money |
| 17 | וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ | H935 | and they brought | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 18 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 19 | יוֹסֵ֖ף | H3130 | Joseph | joseph, the name of seven israelites |
| 20 | מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ | H4714 | into Egypt | mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt |
Verse Context
Genesis 37:27 and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites and let not our hand ...
Genesis 37:28 (current)Then there passed by Midianites and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver and they brought Joseph into Egypt
Genesis 37:29returned And Reuben unto the pit ...