Genesis 43:19

Hebrew
ESV
So they went up to the steward of Joseph's house and spoke with him at the door of the house,
NIV
So they went up to Joseph's steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
NLT
The brothers approached the manager of Joseph's household and spoke to him at the entrance to the palace.
LXX
προσελθόντες δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός

greek

Meaning

* To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About

Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament.

πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s…
τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἄνθρωπον τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἐπὶ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
οἴκου Ιωσηφ ἐλάλησαν αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πυλῶνι τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
οἴκου
KJV
And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

Genesis 43:18 ← Genesis 43:19 → Genesis 43:20

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