Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 43:11 Interlinear

said Israel And their father unto them If it must be so now do this take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels and carry down a present a little balm a little honey spices and myrrh nuts and almonds

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2אֲלֵהֶ֜םH413near, with or among; often in general, to
3יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לH3478Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
4אֲבִיהֶ֗םH1And their fatherfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
5אִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
6כֵּ֣ן׀H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
7אֵפוֹא֮H645unto them If it must be so nowstrictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
8זֹ֣אתH2063this (often used adverb)
9עֲשׂוּ֒H6213doto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
10קְח֞וּH3947this taketo take (in the widest variety of applications)
11מִזִּמְרַ֤תH2173of the best fruitspruned (i.e., choice) fruit
12הָאָ֙רֶץ֙H776in the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
13בִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םH3627in your vesselssomething prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
14וְהוֹרִ֥ידוּH3381and carry downto descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
15לָאִ֖ישׁH582properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
16מִנְחָ֑הH4503a presenta donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
17וּמְעַ֣טH4592a littlea little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
18צֳרִי֙H6875balmdistillation, i.e., balsam
19וּמְעַ֣טH4592a littlea little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
20דְּבַ֔שׁH1706honeyhoney (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
21נְכֹ֣אתH5219spicesproperly, a smiting, i.e., (concretely) an aromatic gum (perhaps styrax) (as powdered)
22וָלֹ֔טH3910and myrrha gum (from its sticky nature), probably ladanum
23בָּטְנִ֖יםH992nuts(only in plural) a pistachio-nut (from its form)
24וּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃H8247and almondsthe almond (tree or nut; as being the earliest in bloom)

Verse Context

Genesis 43:10 For except we had lingered surely now we had returned...
Genesis 43:11 (current)said Israel And their father unto them If it must be so now do this take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels and carry down a present a little balm a little honey spices and myrrh nuts and almonds
Genesis 43:12and the money double And take in your hand and the money...

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