Genesis 37:32
They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”
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ASV
and they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found: know now whether it is thy son’s coat or not.
KJV
And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֞וּ | vay.sha.le.Chu | and they sent | H7971 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כְּתֹ֣נֶת | ke.To.net | [the] long garment of | H3801 → |
| הַפַּסִּ֗ים | ha.pa.Sim | the palms and soles | H6446 → |
| וַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙ | vai.ya.Vi.'u | and they brought [it] | H935 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| אֲבִיהֶ֔ם | 'a.vi.Hem | father their | H1 → |
| וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ | vai.yo.me.Ru | and they said | H559 → |
| זֹ֣את | zot | this | H2063 → |
| מָצָ֑אנוּ | ma.Tza.nu | we have found | H4672 → |
| הַכֶּר־ | ha.ker- | investigate | H5234 → |
| נָ֗א | Na' | please | H4994 → |
| הַכְּתֹ֧נֶת | ha.ke.To.net | ¿ [the] long garment of | H3801 → |
| בִּנְךָ֛ | bin.Kha | son your | H1121 → |
| הִ֖וא | hi' | [is] it | H1931 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | or? | H518 → |
| לֹֽא׃ | Lo' | not | H3808 → |
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