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Genesis 44:1

וַיְצַ֞ו
tsâvâh
and — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
אֶת
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
עַל
ʻal
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
בֵּיתוֹ֮
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
לֵאמֹר֒
ʼâmar
to/for — to say (used with great latitude)
מַלֵּ֞א
mâlêʼ
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
אֶת
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
אַמְתְּחֹ֤ת
ʼamtachath
properly, something expansive, i.e. a bag
הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙
ʼîysh
the — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
אֹ֔כֶל
ʼôkel
food
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
like/as — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
יוּכְל֖וּן
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
שְׂאֵ֑ת
nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
וְשִׂ֥ים
sûwm
and — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
כֶּֽסֶף
keçeph
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
בְּפִ֥י
peh
in/with/by — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ
ʼamtachath
properly, something expansive, i.e. a bag
Genesis 44:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s [grain] money in the mouth of the sack.
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And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s [grain] money in the mouth of the sack.
Genesis 44:1
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