Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 44:7 Interlinear

And they said unto him Wherefore saith my lord according to this thing God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּֽאמְר֣וּH559And they saidto say (used with great latitude)
2אֵלָ֔יוH413near, with or among; often in general, to
3לָ֚מָּהH4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
4יְדַבֵּ֣רH1696unto him Wherefore saithperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
5אֲדֹנִ֔יH113my lordsovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)
6כַּדָּבָ֥רH1697according to this thinga word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
7הָאֵ֑לֶּהH428these or those
8חָלִ֙ילָה֙H2486God forbidliteral for a profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it!
9לַֽעֲבָדֶ֔יךָH5650that thy servantsa servant
10מֵֽעֲשׂ֖וֹתH6213should doto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
11כַּדָּבָ֥רH1697according to this thinga word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
12הַזֶּֽה׃H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

Verse Context

Genesis 44:6And he overtook them and he spake words unto them these same...
Genesis 44:7 (current)And they said unto him Wherefore saith my lord according to this thing God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing
Genesis 44:8 Behold the money which we found mouths in our sacks...

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