Genesis 37:17
“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
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ASV
And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
KJV
And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| הָאִישׁ֙ | ha.'Ish | the man | H376 → |
| נָסְע֣וּ | na.se.'U | they have departed | H5265 → |
| מִזֶּ֔ה | mi.Zeh | from here | H2088 → |
| כִּ֤י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ | sha.Ma'.ti | I heard [them] | H8085 → |
| אֹֽמְרִ֔ים | 'o.me.Rim | saying | H559 → |
| נֵלְכָ֖ה | ne.le.Khah | let us go | H1980 → |
| דֹּתָ֑יְנָה | do.Ta.ye.nah | Dothan towards | H1886 → |
| וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ | vai.Ye.lekh | and he went | H1980 → |
| יוֹסֵף֙ | yo.Sef | Joseph | H3130 → |
| אַחַ֣ר | 'a.Char | after | H310 → |
| אֶחָ֔יו | 'e.Chav | brothers his | H251 → |
| וַיִּמְצָאֵ֖ם | vai.yim.tza.'Em | and he found them | H4672 → |
| בְּדֹתָֽן׃ | be.do.Tan | at Dothan | H1886 → |
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