Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 37:29 Interlinear

“returned And Reuben unto the pit and behold Joseph unto the pit and he rent his clothes”

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Genesis 37 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיָּ֤שָׁב	H7725	returned	to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
2	רְאוּבֵן֙	H7205	And Reuben	reuben, a son of jacob
3	אֶל	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
4	בַּבּ֑וֹר	H953	unto the pit	a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
5	וְהִנֵּ֥ה	H2009		lo!
6	אֵין	H369		a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
7	יוֹסֵ֖ף	H3130	and behold Joseph	joseph, the name of seven israelites
8	בַּבּ֑וֹר	H953	unto the pit	a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
9	וַיִּקְרַ֖ע	H7167	and he rent	to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
10	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
11	בְּגָדָֽיו׃	H899	his clothes	a covering, i.e., clothing

Genesis 37:29 (current)returned And Reuben unto the pit and behold Joseph unto the pit and he rent his clothes