Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.Genesis 44:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּ שִׂמְלֹתָ֑ם וַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙ אִ֣ישׁ עַל־חֲמֹר֔וֹ וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ הָעִֽירָה׃
- וַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּvai.yik.re.'U“and they tore”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָרַע · “to tear” · Strong's H7167
- שִׂמְלֹתָ֑םsim.lo.Tam“clothes their”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שִׂמְלָה · “mantle” · Strong's H8071
- וַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙vai.ya.'a.Mos“and he loaded”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַס · “to lift” · Strong's H6006
- אִ֣ישׁ'ish“each man”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- חֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.Ro“donkey his”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֲמוֹר · “donkey” · Strong's H2543
- וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vu“and they went back”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- הָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rah“the city towards”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)