Genesis 37:20
“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
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ASV
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
KJV
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ | ve.'a.Tah | and now | H6258 → |
| לְכ֣וּ | le.Khu | come | H1980 → |
| וְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּ | ve.na.har.Ge.hu | and let us kill him | H2026 → |
| וְנַשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ | ve.nash.li.Khe.hu | and let us throw him | H7993 → |
| בְּאַחַ֣ד | be.'a.Chad | in one of | H259 → |
| הַבֹּר֔וֹת | ha.bo.Rot | the pits | H953 → |
| וְאָמַ֕רְנוּ | ve.'a.Mar.nu | and we will say | H559 → |
| חַיָּ֥ה | chai.Yah | an animal | H2416 → |
| רָעָ֖ה | ra.'Ah | wild | H7451 → |
| אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ | 'a.kha.La.te.hu | it has eaten him | H398 → |
| וְנִרְאֶ֕ה | ve.nir.'Eh | and we may see | H7200 → |
| מַה־ | mah- | what? | H4100 → |
| יִּהְי֖וּ | yih.Yu | will <they> be | H1961 → |
| חֲלֹמֹתָֽיו׃ | cha.lo.mo.Tav | dreams his | H2472 → |
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