His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”Genesis 37:33
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיַּכִּירָ֤הּ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ כְּתֹ֣נֶת בְּנִ֔י חַיָּ֥ה רָעָ֖ה אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ טָרֹ֥ף טֹרַ֖ף יוֹסֵֽף׃
- וַיַּכִּירָ֤הּvai.ya.ki.Rah“and he recognized it”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָכַר · “to recognize” · Strong's H5234A
- וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- כְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.net“[it is] [the] long garment of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from כֻּתֹּ֫נֶת · “tunic” · Strong's H3801
- בְּנִ֔יbe.Ni“son my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- חַיָּ֥הchai.Yah“an animal”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חַיָּה · “living thing” · Strong's H2416C
- רָעָ֖הra.'Ah“wild”Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “harmful” · Strong's H7451A
- 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
- טָרֹ֥ףta.Rof“certainly <to tear>”Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from טָרַף · “to tear” · Strong's H2963
- טֹרַ֖ףto.Raf“he has been torn to pieces”Verb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from טָרַף · “to tear” · Strong's H2963
- יוֹסֵֽף׃yo.Sef“Joseph”Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)