Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 42:6 Interlinear

And Joseph was the governor of the land and he it was that sold to all the people of the land came brethren And Joseph and bowed down themselves before him with their faces of the land

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1יוֹסֵ֔ףH3130And Josephjoseph, the name of seven israelites
2ה֚וּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
3הַשַּׁלִּ֣יטH7989was the governorpotent; concretely, a prince or warrior
4עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
5אָֽרְצָה׃H776of the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
6ה֥וּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
7הַמַּשְׁבִּ֖ירH7666and he it was that soldto deal in grain
8לְכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
9עַ֣םH5971to all the peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
10אָֽרְצָה׃H776of the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
11וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙H935cameto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
12אֲחֵ֣יH251brethrena brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
13יוֹסֵ֔ףH3130And Josephjoseph, the name of seven israelites
14וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּH7812and bowed downto depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god)
15ל֥וֹH0
16אַפַּ֖יִםH639themselves before him with their facesproperly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
17אָֽרְצָה׃H776of the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Verse Context

Genesis 42:5came And the sons of Israel to buy corn among came...
Genesis 42:6 (current)And Joseph was the governor of the land and he it was that sold to all the people of the land came brethren And Joseph and bowed down themselves before him with their faces of the land
Genesis 42:7saw And Joseph his brethren and he knew and he knew...

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