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Genesis 37:26
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And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry [it] down to Egypt.
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And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit [is it] if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
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Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he [is] our brother [and] our flesh. And his brethren were content.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
And JudahH3063 saidH559 unto his brethrenH251, What profitH1215 is it if we slayH2026 our brotherH251, and concealH3680 his bloodH1818?
Original Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה אֶל־אֶחָיו מַה־בֶּצַע כִּי נַהֲרֹג אֶת־אָחִינוּ וְכִסִּינוּ אֶת־דָּמֹו׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר |
va/i.Yo.mer | H559 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he said |
יְהוּדָ֖ה |
ye.hu.Dah | H3063 | HNp | Judah |
אֶל |
'el- | H413 | HR | to |
אֶחָ֑י/ו |
'e.Cha/v | H251 | HNcmpc/Sp3ms | brothers/ his |
מַה |
mah- | H4100 | HTi | what? |
בֶּ֗צַע |
Be.tza' | H1215 | HNcmsa | (is the) profit |
כִּ֤י |
ki | H3588 | HC | if |
נַהֲרֹג֙ |
na.ha.Rog | H2026 | HVqi1cp | we will kill |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
אָחִ֔י/נוּ |
'a.Chi./nu | H251 | HNcmsc/Sp1cp | brother/ our |
וְ/כִסִּ֖ינוּ |
ve./khi.Si.nu | H3680 | HC/Vpq1cp | and/ we will conceal |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
דָּמֽ/וֹ |
da.M/o | H1818 | HNcmsc/Sp3ms | blood/ his |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H251 — אָח (ʼâch, awkh): a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H1215 — בֶּצַע (betsaʻ, beh'-tsah): from בָּצַע; plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust); covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
- H1818 — דָּם (dâm, dawm): from דָּמַם (compare אָדַם); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood); blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.
- H2026 — הָרַג (hârag, haw-rag'): a primitive root; to smite with deadly intent; destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.
- H3063 — יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh, yeh-hoo-daw'): from יָדָה; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory; Judah.
- H3680 — כָּסָה (kâçâh, kaw-saw'): a primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy); clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare כָּשָׂה.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
- H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- conceal — Genesis 4:10, Genesis 37:20, Deuteronomy 17:8, 2 Samuel 1:16, Job 16:18, Ezekiel 24:7
- What profit — Genesis 25:32, Psalms 30:9, Jeremiah 41:8, Matthew 16:26, Romans 6:21
Reciprocal references (7): Genesis 44:31, Esther 7:4, Psalms 76:10, Proverbs 12:10, Jeremiah 36:25, Zechariah 11:5, Matthew 26:15
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: HOME, INTERCESSION, JUDAH
- Nave’s: INTERCESSION, ISHMAELITES, JEALOUSY, JOSEPH, JUDAH, REUBEN, SERVANT, WORLDLINESS
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