Genesis 42:11 Go deeper

We are all one man’s sons; we are true men , thy servants are no spies. (KJV)

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כֻּלָּ֕נוּku.La.nuall of us

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 42:11 word 1

בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[are] sons of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 42:11 word 2

אִישׁ\־'ish-a man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 42:11 word 3

אֶחָ֖ד'e.Chadone

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Genesis 42:11 word 4

נָ֑חְנוּNa.che.nuwe

Lemma: נַ֫חְנוּ (nach.nu) · Strong's: H5168

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Plural (HPp1bp)

Meaning: we

Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:8, Numbers 32:32, Lamentations 3:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5168; TAHOT Genesis 42:11 word 5

כֵּנִ֣יםke.Nim[are] honest

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: right

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:31, Genesis 42:33, Genesis 42:34, Exodus 10:29, Numbers 27:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651A; TAHOT Genesis 42:11 word 6

אֲנַ֔חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuwe

Lemma: אֲנַ֫חְנוּ (a.nach.nu) · Strong's: H0587

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Plural (HPp1bp)

Meaning: we

Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:13, Genesis 42:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0587; TAHOT Genesis 42:11 word 7

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 42:11 word 8

הָי֥וּha.Yuthey are

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 42:11 word 9

עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaservants your

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Genesis 42:11 word 10

מְרַגְּלִֽים\׃me.ra.ge.Limspies

Lemma: רָגַל (ra.gal) · Strong's: H7270

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)

Meaning: to spy

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:30, Genesis 42:31, Genesis 42:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7270; TAHOT Genesis 42:11 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

We	→	נַ֫חְנוּ H5168 we
are all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
sons	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
Your servants	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
. . .	→	אֲנַ֫חְנוּ H0587 we
are	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
honest [men]	→	כֵּן H3651A right
not	→	לֹא H3808 not
spies	→	רָגַל H7270 to spy

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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