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Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. (KJV)
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בְּזֹ֖אתbe.Zotby this
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Genesis 42:15 word 1
תִּבָּחֵ֑נוּti.ba.Che.nuyou will be tested
Lemma: בָּחַן (ba.chan) · Strong's: H0974
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVNi2mp)
Meaning: to test
Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 42:16, 1 Chronicles 29:17, Job 7:18, Job 12:11, Job 23:10, Job 34:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0974; TAHOT Genesis 42:15 word 2
חֵ֤יchei[by] [the] life of
Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: alive
Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Genesis 42:15 word 3
פַרְעֹה֙far.'OhPharaoh
Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547H
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Pharaoh
Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:7, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6547H; TAHOT Genesis 42:15 word 4
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518H
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: surely no
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:33, Leviticus 27:26, Numbers 11:12, Numbers 14:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518H; TAHOT Genesis 42:15 word 5
תֵּצְא֣וּte.tze.'Uyou will go out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Genesis 42:15 word 6
מִזֶּ֔הmi.Zehfrom here
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 42:15 word 7
כִּ֧יkithat
Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: that if: except
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT Genesis 42:15 word 8
אִם\־'im-except
Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: except
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT Genesis 42:15 word 9
בְּב֛וֹאbe.Vo'when comes
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 42:15 word 10
אֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.Khembrother your
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: male-sibling
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 42:15 word 11
הַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.Ton<the> young
Lemma: קָטֹן (qa.ton) · Strong's: H6996H
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: small: young
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 42:13, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 42:32, Genesis 42:34, Genesis 43:29, Genesis 44:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6996H; TAHOT Genesis 42:15 word 12
הֵֽנָּה\׃He.nahhere
Lemma: הֵ֫נָּה (hen.nah) · Strong's: H2008
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: here/thus
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 44:28, Genesis 45:5, Genesis 45:8, Genesis 45:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2008; TAHOT Genesis 42:15 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And this is how | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| you will be tested | → | בָּחַן H0974 to test |
| As surely as Pharaoh | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547H Pharaoh |
| lives | → | חַי H2416A alive |
| you shall not | → | אִם H0518H if: surely no |
| leave | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| place unless | → | כִּי [אם] H3588B that if: except |
| . . . | → | אִם H0518H if: surely no |
| your youngest | → | קָטֹן H6996H small: young |
| brother | → | אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling |
| comes | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| here | → | הֵ֫נָּה H2008 here/thus |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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