Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 37:31 Interlinear

And they took coat Joseph's and killed a kid of the goats and dipped coat in the blood

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיִּקְח֖וּH3947And they tookto take (in the widest variety of applications)
2אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
3הַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶתH3801coata shirt
4יוֹסֵ֑ףH3130Joseph'sjoseph, the name of seven israelites
5וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙H7819and killedto slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
6שְׂעִ֣ירH8163a kidshaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun
7עִזִּ֔יםH5795of the goatsa she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)
8וַיִּטְבְּל֥וּH2881and dippedto dip, to immerse
9אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
10הַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶתH3801coata shirt
11בַּדָּֽם׃H1818in the bloodblood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe

Verse Context

Genesis 37:30And he returned unto his brethren and said The child ...
Genesis 37:31 (current)And they took coat Joseph's and killed a kid of the goats and dipped coat in the blood
Genesis 37:32And they sent coat of many colours and they brought ...

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