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Genesis 42:23 Interlinear

“ And they knew understood not that Joseph them for he spake unto them by an interpreter ”

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Genesis 42 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וְהֵם֙	H1992		they (only used when emphatic)
2	לֹ֣א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
3	יָֽדְע֔וּ	H3045	And they knew	to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
4	כִּ֥י	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
5	שֹׁמֵ֖עַ	H8085	understood	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
6	יוֹסֵ֑ף	H3130	not that Joseph	joseph, the name of seven israelites
7	כִּ֥י	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
8	הַמֵּלִ֖יץ	H3887	them for he spake unto them by an interpreter	properly, to make mouths at, i.e., to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede
9	בֵּֽינֹתָֽם׃	H996		between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or

Genesis 42:23 (current) And they knew understood not that Joseph them for he spake unto them by an interpreter