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Genesis 37:26

Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
Genesis 37:26
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוּדָ֖ה אֶל־אֶחָ֑יו מַה־בֶּ֗צַע כִּ֤י נַהֲרֹג֙ אֶת־אָחִ֔ינוּ וְכִסִּ֖ינוּ אֶת־דָּמֽוֹ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. אֶחָ֑יו'e.Chav“brothers his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  5. מַה־mah-“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  6. בֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'“[is the] profit”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֶּ֫צַע · “(unjust) gain” · Strong's H1215
  7. כִּ֤יki“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. נַהֲרֹג֙na.ha.Rog“we will kill”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
  9. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. אָחִ֔ינוּ'a.Chi.nu“brother our”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  11. וְכִסִּ֖ינוּve.khi.Si.nu“and we will conceal”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from כָּסָה · “to cover” · Strong's H3680
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. דָּמֽוֹ׃da.Mo“blood his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)