Genesis 37:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּ אִ֔ישׁ וְהִנֵּ֥ה תֹעֶ֖ה בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּ הָאִ֛ישׁ לֵאמֹ֖ר מַה־תְּבַקֵּֽשׁ׃

Transliteration

And wə-yimṣāʾēhû ʾîš and wə-hinnê tōʿê in the ba-śśāḏê; and wə-yišʾālēhû the hā-ʾîš lēʾmōr: What-təḇaqqēš?

Grammar Details

*wə-yimṣāʾēhû*: waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and he found him'
*ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - 'man'
*wə-hinnê*: conjunction with demonstrative particle - 'and behold'
*tōʿê*: qal participle, masculine singular - 'wandering/going astray'
*ba-śśāḏê*: preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - 'in the field'
*wə-yišʾālēhû*: waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and he asked him'
*hā-ʾîš*: definite article with noun, masculine singular - 'the man'
*lēʾmōr*: preposition with qal infinitive construct - 'saying'
*təḇaqqēš*: piel imperfect 2nd masculine singular - 'you seek'

Word Meanings

*tōʿê*: wandering/going astray/lost

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Referenced Verses

Judg 4:22 : 22 And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.
2 Kgs 6:19 : 19 And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.
John 1:38 : 38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye ? They said unto him, Rabbi ,(which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
John 4:27 : 27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
John 18:4 : 4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
John 18:7 : 7 Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
John 20:15 : 15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
Gen 21:14 : 14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

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