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Genesis 37:2

This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
Genesis 37:2
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אֵ֣לֶּה׀ תֹּלְד֣וֹת יַעֲקֹ֗ב יוֹסֵ֞ף בֶּן־שְׁבַֽע־עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֨ה רֹעֶ֤ה אֶת־אֶחָיו֙ בַּצֹּ֔אן וְה֣וּא נַ֗עַר אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י בִלְהָ֛ה וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י זִלְפָּ֖ה נְשֵׁ֣י אָבִ֑יו וַיָּבֵ֥א יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶת־דִּבָּתָ֥ם רָעָ֖ה אֶל־אֲבִיהֶֽם׃

  1. אֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.leh“these”
    Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  2. תֹּלְד֣וֹתto.le.Dot“[are] [the] accounts of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from תּוֹלֵדוֹת · “generation” · Strong's H8435
  3. יַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  4. יוֹסֵ֞ףyo.Sef“Joseph”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
  5. בֶּן־ben-“[was] a son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “age” · Strong's H1121L
  6. שְׁבַֽע־she.va'-“seven-”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from שֶׁ֫בַע · “seven” · Strong's H7651
  7. עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'es.Reh“teen”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from עָשָׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6240
  8. שָׁנָה֙sha.Nah“year[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  9. הָיָ֨הha.Yah“he was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  10. רֹעֶ֤הro.'Eh“shepherding”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
  11. אֶת־'et-“with”
    Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  12. אֶחָיו֙'e.Chav“brothers his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  13. בַּצֹּ֔אןba.Tzon“<in> the flock”
    Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
  14. וְה֣וּאve.Hu'“and he”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  15. נַ֗עַרNa.'ar“[was] a youth”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫עַר · “youth” · Strong's H5288
  16. אֶת־'et-“with”
    Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  17. בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] sons of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “age” · Strong's H1121L
  18. בִלְהָ֛הvil.Hah“Bilhah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from בִּלְהָה · “Bilhah” · Strong's H1090A
  19. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and with”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  20. בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] sons of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  21. זִלְפָּ֖הzil.Pah“Zilpah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from זִלְפָּה · “Zilpah” · Strong's H2153
  22. נְשֵׁ֣יne.Shei“[the] wives of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  23. אָבִ֑יו'a.Viv“father his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  24. וַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'“and he brought”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
  25. יוֹסֵ֛ףyo.Sef“Joseph”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
  26. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  27. דִּבָּתָ֥םdi.ba.Tam“report their”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from דִּבָּה · “slander” · Strong's H1681
  28. רָעָ֖הra.'Ah“bad”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “harmful” · Strong's H7451A
  29. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  30. אֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.Hem“father their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)