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"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "Genesis.37.31",
"source": "וַיִּקְח֖וּ אֶת־כְּתֹ֣נֶת יוֹסֵ֑ף וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙ שְׂעִ֣יר עִזִּ֔ים וַיִּטְבְּל֥וּ אֶת־הַכֻּתֹּ֖נֶת בַּדָּֽם׃",
"text": "And *wə-yiqqəḥû* *ʾeṯ*-*kəṯōneṯ* *yôsēp̄*; and *wə-yišḥăṭû* *śəʿîr* *ʿizzîm* and *wə-yiṭbəlû* *ʾeṯ*-the *ha-kkuttōneṯ* in the *ba-ddām*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yiqqəḥû*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they took'",
"*kəṯōneṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'tunic/coat of'",
"*wə-yišḥăṭû*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they slaughtered'",
"*śəʿîr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'kid/young goat of'",
"*ʿizzîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'goats'",
"*wə-yiṭbəlû*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they dipped'",
"*ha-kkuttōneṯ*": "definite article with noun, feminine singular - 'the tunic'",
"*ba-ddām*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - 'in the blood'"
},
"variants": {
"*śəʿîr* *ʿizzîm*": "kid of goats/young goat"
}
}
32 {
"verseID": "Genesis.37.32",
"source": "וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֞וּ אֶת־כְּתֹ֣נֶת הַפַּסִּ֗ים וַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙ אֶל־אֲבִיהֶ֔ם וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ זֹ֣את מָצָ֑אנוּ הַכֶּר־נָ֗א הַכְּתֹ֧נֶת בִּנְךָ֛ הִ֖וא אִם־לֹֽא׃",
"text": "And *wə-yəšalləḥû* *ʾeṯ*-*kəṯōneṯ* the *ha-ppasîm* and *wə-yāḇîʾû* to-their *ʾăḇîhem* and *wə-yōʾmərû*: This *zōʾṯ* *māṣāʾnû*; *hakker*-*nāʾ* the *ha-kkəṯōneṯ* your *binḵā* it *hîʾ* or-not?",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yəšalləḥû*": "waw-consecutive with piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they sent'",
"*kəṯōneṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'tunic/coat of'",
"*ha-ppasîm*": "definite article with noun, masculine plural - 'the colors/stripes'",
"*wə-yāḇîʾû*": "waw-consecutive with hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they brought'",
"*ʾăḇîhem*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their father'",
"*wə-yōʾmərû*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they said'",
"*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - 'this'",
"*māṣāʾnû*": "verb, perfect 1st common plural - 'we found'",
"*hakker*": "hiphil imperative 2nd masculine singular - 'recognize/identify'",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - 'please'",
"*ha-kkəṯōneṯ*": "definite article with noun, feminine singular - 'the tunic'",
"*binḵā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your son'",
"*hîʾ*": "personal pronoun 3rd feminine singular - 'it'"
},
"variants": {
"*hakker*-*nāʾ*": "please identify/kindly recognize/pray examine"
}
}
33 {
"verseID": "Genesis.37.33",
"source": "וַיַּכִּירָ֤הּ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ כְּתֹ֣נֶת בְּנִ֔י חַיָּ֥ה רָעָ֖ה אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ טָרֹ֥ף טֹרַ֖ף יוֹסֵֽף׃",
"text": "And *wə-yakkîrāh* and *wə-yōʾmer*: *kəṯōneṯ* my *bənî* *ḥayyâ* *rāʿâ* *ʾăḵālāṯhû*; *ṭārōp̄* *ṭōrap̄* *yôsēp̄*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yakkîrāh*": "waw-consecutive with hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - 'and he recognized it'",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'",
"*kəṯōneṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'tunic/coat of'",
"*bənî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - 'my son'",
"*ḥayyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'beast/animal'",
"*rāʿâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - 'evil/harmful'",
"*ʾăḵālāṯhû*": "verb, perfect 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'has devoured him'",
"*ṭārōp̄*": "infinitive absolute - 'torn'",
"*ṭōrap̄*": "pual perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'he has been torn'"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭārōp̄* *ṭōrap̄*": "surely torn to pieces/certainly mangled/utterly devoured"
}
}