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Genesis 37:20

“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
Genesis 37:20
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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)

וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ לְכ֣וּ וְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּ וְנַשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ בְּאַחַ֣ד הַבֹּר֔וֹת וְאָמַ֕רְנוּ חַיָּ֥ה רָעָ֖ה אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ וְנִרְאֶ֕ה מַה־יִּהְי֖וּ חֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃

  1. וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.Tah“and now”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. לְכ֣וּle.Khu“come”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַךְ · “come[hortative]” · Strong's H1980K
  3. וְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּve.na.har.Ge.hu“and let us kill him”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 1st person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
  4. וְנַשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ve.nash.li.Khe.hu“and let us throw him”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, 1st person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַךְ · “to throw” · Strong's H7993
  5. בְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.Chad“in one of”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  6. הַבֹּר֔וֹתha.bo.Rot“the pits”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from בּוֹר · “pit” · Strong's H0953A
  7. וְאָמַ֕רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nu“and we will say”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  8. חַיָּ֥הchai.Yah“an animal”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חַיָּה · “living thing” · Strong's H2416C
  9. רָעָ֖הra.'Ah“wild”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “harmful” · Strong's H7451A
  10. אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.hu“it has eaten him”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  11. וְנִרְאֶ֕הve.nir.'Eh“and we may see”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 1st person, common, plural · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  12. מַה־mah-“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  13. יִּהְי֖וּyih.Yu“will <they> be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  14. חֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃cha.lo.mo.Tav“dreams his”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֲלוֹם · “dream” · Strong's H2472
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)