Genesis 37:16

“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
Genesis 37:16
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֶת־אַחַ֖י אָנֹכִ֣י מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֣א לִ֔י אֵיפֹ֖ה הֵ֥ם רֹעִֽים׃

  1. וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. אַחַ֖י'a.Chai“brothers my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  4. אָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.Khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  5. מְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.Kesh“[am] seeking”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
  6. הַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-“tell !”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  7. נָּ֣אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  8. לִ֔יLi“to <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  9. אֵיפֹ֖ה'ei.Foh“where?”
    Particle, interrogative · from אֵיפֹה · “where?” · Strong's H0375
  10. הֵ֥םhem“[are] they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  11. רֹעִֽים׃ro.'Im“pasturing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)