Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 42:24 Interlinear
“And he turned himself about from them and wept and returned to them again and communed with them and took from them Simeon and bound him before their eyes”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּסֹּ֥ב | H5437 | And he turned himself about | to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively |
| 2 | מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 3 | וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ | H1058 | from them and wept | to weep; generally to bemoan |
| 4 | וַיָּ֤שָׁב | H7725 | and returned to them again | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 5 | אֲלֵהֶם֙ | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 6 | וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר | H1696 | and communed | perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue |
| 7 | אֲלֵהֶ֔ם | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 8 | וַיִּקַּ֤ח | H3947 | with them and took | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 9 | מֵֽאִתָּם֙ | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 10 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 11 | שִׁמְע֔וֹן | H8095 | from them Simeon | shimon, one of jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him |
| 12 | וַיֶּֽאֱסֹ֥ר | H631 | and bound | to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle |
| 13 | אֹת֖וֹ | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 14 | לְעֵֽינֵיהֶֽם׃ | H5869 | him before their eyes | an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
Verse Context
Genesis 42:23 And they knew understood not that Joseph...
Genesis 42:24 (current)And he turned himself about from them and wept and returned to them again and communed with them and took from them Simeon and bound him before their eyes
Genesis 42:25commanded Then Joseph to fill their sacks with corn...