Genesis 44:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַבֹּ֖קֶר א֑וֹר וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים שֻׁלְּח֔וּ הֵ֖מָּה וַחֲמֹרֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

The habbōqer ʾôr and the wəhāʾănāšîm šulləḥû hēmmâ and their waḥămōrêhem

Grammar Details

*habbōqer*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the morning
*ʾôr*: masculine singular noun - light/daylight
*wəhāʾănāšîm*: waw-conjunction + definite article + masculine plural noun - and the men
*šulləḥû*: Pual perfect, 3rd person common plural - they were sent away
*hēmmâ*: 3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they
*waḥămōrêhem*: waw-conjunction + masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their donkeys

Word Meanings

*habbōqer*: the morning/the dawn
*ʾôr*: light/daylight/dawn
*šulləḥû*: were sent away/were dismissed/were let go
*ḥămōrêhem*: their donkeys/their asses

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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