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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיִּסֹּ֥בH5437And he turned himself aboutto revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
2מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֖םH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
3וַיֵּ֑בְךְּH1058from them and weptto weep; generally to bemoan
4וַיָּ֤שָׁבH7725and returned to them againto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
5אֲלֵהֶם֙H413near, with or among; often in general, to
6וַיְדַבֵּ֣רH1696and communedperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
7אֲלֵהֶ֔םH413near, with or among; often in general, to
8וַיִּקַּ֤חH3947with them and tookto take (in the widest variety of applications)
9מֵֽאִתָּם֙H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
10אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
11שִׁמְע֔וֹןH8095from them Simeonshimon, one of jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him
12וַיֶּֽאֱסֹ֥רH631and boundto yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
13אֹת֖וֹH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
14לְעֵֽינֵיהֶֽם׃H5869him before their eyesan 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...

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