and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.Genesis 37:24
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֥כוּ אֹת֖וֹ הַבֹּ֑רָה וְהַבּ֣וֹר רֵ֔ק אֵ֥ין בּ֖וֹ מָֽיִם׃
- וַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּvai.Yi.ka.Chu.hu“and they took him”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
- וַיַּשְׁלִ֥כוּvai.yash.Li.khu“and they threw”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁלַךְ · “to throw” · Strong's H7993
- אֹת֖וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַבֹּ֑רָהha.Bo.rah“the pit towards”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from בּוֹר · “pit” · Strong's H0953A
- וְהַבּ֣וֹרve.ha.Bor“and the pit”Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹר · “pit” · Strong's H0953A
- רֵ֔קRek“[was] empty”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֵיק · “worthless” · Strong's H7386
- אֵ֥ין'ein“there not”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- בּ֖וֹbo“in <the> it”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- מָֽיִם׃Ma.yim“[was] water”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)