Verse 19

{ "verseID": "Genesis.43.19", "source": "וַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙ אֶל־הָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־בֵּ֣ית יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו פֶּ֥תַח הַבָּֽיִת׃", "text": "*wə-yiggəšû* *ʾel*-the *ʾîš* *ʾăšer* *ʿal*-*bêt* *Yôsēp̄* *wə-yədabbərû* *ʾēlāw* *petaḥ* the *bāyit*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiggəšû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they approached/drew near", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which/that", "*ʿal*": "preposition - over/in charge of", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*Yôsēp̄*": "proper noun - Joseph", "*wə-yədabbərû*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they spoke", "*ʾēlāw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*petaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - opening/entrance of", "*bāyit*": "noun, masculine singular - house" }, "variants": { "*wə-yiggəšû*": "and they approached/came near/drew near", "*ʿal*": "over/upon/in charge of", "*yədabbərû*": "they spoke/talked/communicated", "*petaḥ*": "entrance/doorway/opening" } }

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