וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֗ים כִּ֣י הֽוּבְאוּ֮ בֵּ֣ית יוֹסֵף֒ וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ עַל־דְּבַ֤ר הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ הַשָּׁ֤ב בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה אֲנַ֖חְנוּ מֽוּבָאִ֑ים לְהִתְגֹּלֵ֤ל עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ וּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣ל עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְלָקַ֧חַת אֹתָ֛נוּ לַעֲבָדִ֖ים וְאֶת־חֲמֹרֵֽינוּ׃
Debug: verse number 1309Edit time markersBut the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”
/wa-y-yī́rᵉʾū hā ʾănāšī́m kī hūvᵉʾū bēt yōsḗf wa-y-yōmᵉrū́ ʿal dᵉvar ha-k-késef ha-š-šāv bᵉ ʾamtᵉḥōtḗnū ba -t-tᵉḥillā́ ʾănáḥnū mūvāʾī́m lᵉ hitgōlḗl ʿālḗnū ū lᵉ hitnappḗl ʿālḗnū wᵉ lā qáḥat ʾōtā́nū la ʿăvādī́m wᵉ ʾet ḥămōrḗnū /
Gloss translation
- wa
- and
- cnj
- -y-yī́rᵉʾū
- fear
- v √qal wy III m pl
- hā
- the
- art
- ʾănāšī́m
- man
- n m pl abs
- kī
- that
- cnj
- hūvᵉʾū
- come
- v √hof perf III pl
- bēt
- house
- n m sg con
- yōsḗf
- Joseph
- pn m sg abs
- wa
- and
- cnj
- -y-yōmᵉrū́
- say
- v √qal wy III m pl
- ʿal
- upon
- prep
- dᵉvar
- word
- n m sg con
- ha
- the
- art
- -k-késef
- silver
- n m sg abs
- ha
- the
- cnj
- -š-šāv
- return
- v √qal part m sg abs
- bᵉ
- in
- prep
- ʾamtᵉḥōtḗnū
- sack
- n f pl abs + I pl
- ba
- in
- prep
- -t-tᵉḥillā́
- beginning
- n f sg abs
- ʾănáḥnū
- we
- prop I pl
- mūvāʾī́m
- come
- v √hof ppart m pl abs
- lᵉ
- to
- prep
- hitgōlḗl
- roll
- v √hit infcon abs
- ʿālḗnū
- upon
- prep + I pl
- ū
- and
- cnj
- lᵉ
- to
- prep
- hitnappḗl
- fall
- v √hit infcon abs
- ʿālḗnū
- upon
- prep + I pl
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- lā
- to
- prep
- qáḥat
- take
- v √qal infcon abs
- ʾōtā́nū
- [object marker]
- prep + I pl
- la
- to
- prep
- ʿăvādī́m
- servant
- n m pl abs
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- ʾet
- [object marker]
- prep
- ḥămōrḗnū
- he-ass
- n m pl abs + I pl
Syntactic structures
- Verbal clausesWayyiqtol-X clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wa
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- yyîˈrᵊʔû
- Subject
Nominal phrase - hā ʔᵃnāšîˈm
- Conjunction
- Verbal clausesx-qatal-null clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- kî
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- hûvᵊʔû
- Complement
Nominal phrase - bêṯ yôsēˈf
- Conjunction
- Verbal clausesWayyiqtol-null clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wa
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- yyōmᵊrûˈ
- Conjunction
- Verbal clausesParticiple clause
- Adjunct
Prepositional phrase - ʕal dᵊvar ha kkeˈsef
- Adjunct
- Verbal clausesParticiple clause
Attributive clause- Relative
Conjunctive phrase- ha
- Predicate complement
Verbal phrase- ššāv
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - bᵊ ʔamtᵊḥōṯêˈnû
- Adjunct
Prepositional phrase - ba ttᵊḥillāˈ
- Relative
- Verbal clausesParticiple clause
- Subject
Personal pronoun phrase - ʔᵃnaˈḥnû
- Predicate complement
Verbal phrase- mûvāʔîˈm
- Subject
- Verbal clausesInfinitive construct clause
Adjunctive clause- Predicate
Verbal phrase- lᵊ hiṯgōlēˈl
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - ʕālêˈnû
- Predicate
- Verbal clausesInfinitive construct clause
Coordinated clause- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- û
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- lᵊ hiṯnappēˈl
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - ʕālêˈnû
- Conjunction
- Verbal clausesInfinitive construct clause
Coordinated clause- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wᵊ
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- lā qaˈḥaṯ
- Object
Prepositional phrase - ʔōṯāˈnû wᵊ ʔeṯ ḥᵃmōrêˈnû
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - la ʕᵃvāḏîˈm
- Conjunction