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He returnedוַיָּשָׁבto his brothersאֶל אֶחָיוand said,וַיֹּאמַר“The childהַיֶּלֶדis gone!אֵינֶנּוּAnd I,וַאֲנִיwhereאָנָהam Iאֲנִיto go?”בָא
Genesis 37:30
Study it in the app“He returned to his brothers and said, “The child is gone! And I, where am I to go?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 37:30, word by word
- He returnedיָּשָׁבyashav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashav” appears- to his brothersאֶחָיechay
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appears- and saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “The childיֶּלֶדyeled
child
A small child, or a boy who is not yet a grown man.
Where else “yeled” appears- whereאָנָהana
where to?
Where? To where?; "how long?"
Where else “ana” appears- to goבָאva
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appears
The context
29Reuben returned to the cistern, and look, Joseph was not in the cistern; and he tore his clothes.
30 · This verse (above)
31They took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a male goat and dipped the robe in the blood.
To study Genesis 37 in a group
1. What it says
What did the brothers do to Joseph, and what did they tell Jacob (vv. 23-33)?
2. What it means
What reasons did the brothers have for hating Joseph (vv. 3-4, 8)?
3. How I live it
How do you handle envy when someone receives more attention than you?