26 {
"verseID": "Genesis.37.26",
"source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוּדָ֖ה אֶל־אֶחָ֑יו מַה־בֶּ֗צַע כִּ֤י נַהֲרֹג֙ אֶת־אָחִ֔ינוּ וְכִסִּ֖ינוּ אֶת־דָּמֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *wə-yōʾmer* *yəhûḏâ* to-his *ʾeḥāyw*: What-*beṣaʿ* if *kî* *nahărōḡ* *ʾeṯ*-our *ʾāḥînû* and *wə-ḵissînû* *ʾeṯ*-his *dāmô*?",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'",
"*yəhûḏâ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Judah'",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his brothers'",
"*beṣaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'profit/gain'",
"*kî*": "conjunction - 'if/that'",
"*nahărōḡ*": "qal imperfect 1st common plural - 'we kill'",
"*ʾāḥînû*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st common plural suffix - 'our brother'",
"*wə-ḵissînû*": "waw-conjunctive with piel perfect 1st common plural - 'and we conceal'",
"*dāmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his blood'"
},
"variants": {
"*beṣaʿ*": "profit/gain/advantage",
"*ḵissînû*": "covered/concealed/hidden"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Genesis.37.27",
"source": "לְכ֞וּ וְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּ לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים וְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ אַל־תְּהִי־ב֔וֹ כִּֽי־אָחִ֥ינוּ בְשָׂרֵ֖נוּ ה֑וּא וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ אֶחָֽיו׃",
"text": "*ləḵû* and *wə-nimkərennû* to the *la-yyišməʿēlîm*, and our *wə-yāḏênû* not *təhî*-against him, for *kî*-our *ʾāḥînû* our *bəśārênû* he; and *wə-yišməʿû* his *ʾeḥāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*ləḵû*": "imperative 2nd masculine plural - 'go/come'",
"*wə-nimkərennû*": "waw-conjunctive with qal imperfect 1st common plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and let us sell him'",
"*la-yyišməʿēlîm*": "preposition with definite article and proper noun, masculine plural - 'to the Ishmaelites'",
"*wə-yāḏênû*": "conjunction with noun, feminine singular with 1st common plural suffix - 'and our hand'",
"*təhî*": "qal imperfect jussive 3rd feminine singular - 'let it be'",
"*ʾāḥînû*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st common plural suffix - 'our brother'",
"*bəśārênû*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st common plural suffix - 'our flesh'",
"*wə-yišməʿû*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they listened/heeded'"
},
"variants": {
"*bəśārênû*": "our flesh/our relative/our kinsman"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Genesis.37.28",
"source": "וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֩ אֲנָשִׁ֨ים מִדְיָנִ֜ים סֹֽחֲרִ֗ים וַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙ וַיַּֽעֲל֤וּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף֙ מִן־הַבּ֔וֹר וַיִּמְכְּר֧וּ אֶת־יוֹסֵ֛ף לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים בְּעֶשְׂרִ֣ים כָּ֑סֶף וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵ֖ף מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃",
"text": "And *wə-yaʿaḇrû* *ʾănāšîm* *miḏyānîm* *sōḥărîm*, and *wə-yimšəḵû* and *wə-yaʿălû* *ʾeṯ*-*yôsēp̄* from-the *min-ha-bbôr* and *wə-yimkərû* *ʾeṯ*-*yôsēp̄* to the *la-yyišməʿēlîm* for twenty *kāsep̄*; and *wə-yāḇîʾû* *ʾeṯ*-*yôsēp̄* *miṣrāyəmâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaʿaḇrû*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they passed by'",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'men'",
"*miḏyānîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - 'Midianites'",
"*sōḥărîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - 'merchants/traders'",
"*wə-yimšəḵû*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they drew up'",
"*wə-yaʿălû*": "waw-consecutive with hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they brought up'",
"*min-ha-bbôr*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - 'from the pit'",
"*wə-yimkərû*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they sold'",
"*la-yyišməʿēlîm*": "preposition with definite article and proper noun, masculine plural - 'to the Ishmaelites'",
"*kāsep̄*": "noun, masculine singular - 'silver/money'",
"*wə-yāḇîʾû*": "waw-consecutive with hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they brought'",
"*miṣrāyəmâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - 'to Egypt'"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿaḇrû*": "passed by/crossed over",
"*yimšəḵû*": "drew/pulled/dragged"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Genesis.37.29",
"source": "וַיָּ֤שָׁב רְאוּבֵן֙ אֶל־הַבּ֔וֹר וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵין־יוֹסֵ֖ף בַּבּ֑וֹר וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת־בְּגָדָֽיו׃",
"text": "And *wə-yāšāḇ* *rəʾûḇēn* to-the *ha-bbôr*, and *wə-hinnê* *ʾên*-*yôsēp̄* in the *ba-bbôr*; and *wə-yiqraʿ* *ʾeṯ*-his *bəḡāḏāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yāšāḇ*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he returned'",
"*rəʾûḇēn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Reuben'",
"*ha-bbôr*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - 'the pit'",
"*wə-hinnê*": "conjunction with demonstrative particle - 'and behold'",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - 'there was not'",
"*ba-bbôr*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - 'in the pit'",
"*wə-yiqraʿ*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he tore'",
"*bəḡāḏāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his clothes'"
},
"variants": {
"*yiqraʿ*": "tore/rent/ripped"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Genesis.37.30",
"source": "וַיָּ֥שָׁב אֶל־אֶחָ֖יו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הַיֶּ֣לֶד אֵינֶ֔נּוּ וַאֲנִ֖י אָ֥נָה אֲנִי־בָֽא׃",
"text": "And *wə-yāšāḇ* to-his *ʾeḥāyw* and *wə-yōʾmar*: The *ha-yeleḏ* *ʾênennû*, and I *wa-ʾănî* where *ʾānâ* I-*ʾănî*-going?",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yāšāḇ*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he returned'",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his brothers'",
"*wə-yōʾmar*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'",
"*ha-yeleḏ*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - 'the child/boy'",
"*ʾênennû*": "particle of negation with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'he is not'",
"*wa-ʾănî*": "conjunction with personal pronoun 1st common singular - 'and I'",
"*ʾānâ*": "interrogative adverb - 'where'"
},
"variants": {
"*yeleḏ*": "child/boy/youth/lad"
}
}