Genesis 37:14
Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,
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ASV
And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
KJV
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| ל֗וֹ | lo | to <the> him | |
| לֶךְ־ | lekh- | go | H1980 → |
| נָ֨א | na' | please | H4994 → |
| רְאֵ֜ה | re.'Eh | see | H7200 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| שְׁל֤וֹם | she.Lom | [the] welfare of | H7965 → |
| אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ | 'a.Chei.kha | brothers your | H251 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| שְׁל֣וֹם | she.Lom | [the] welfare of | H7965 → |
| הַצֹּ֔אן | ha.Tzon | the flock | H6629 → |
| וַהֲשִׁבֵ֖נִי | va.ha.shi.Ve.ni | and bring to me | H7725 → |
| דָּבָ֑ר | da.Var | word | H1697 → |
| וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֙הוּ֙ | vai.yish.la.Che.hu | and he sent him | H7971 → |
| מֵעֵ֣מֶק | me.'E.mek | from [the] valley of | H6010 → |
| חֶבְר֔וֹן | chev.Ron | Hebron | H2275 → |
| וַיָּבֹ֖א | vai.ya.Vo' | and he came | H935 → |
| שְׁכֶֽמָה׃ | she.Khe.mah | Shechem towards | H7927 → |
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