Genesis 42:16 Go deeper

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Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

שִׁלְח֨וּshil.Chusend

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Genesis 42:16 word 1

אֶחָד֮'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 42:16 word 2

וְיִקַּ֣חve.yi.Kachso he may fetch

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947J

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)

Meaning: to take: bring

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947J; TAHOT Genesis 42:16 word 3

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 42:16 word 4

אֲחִיכֶם֒'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 42:16 word 5

וְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.Temand you

Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)

Meaning: you(m.p.)

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Genesis 42:16 word 6

הֵאָ֣סְר֔וּhe.'A.se.Rube imprisoned

Lemma: אָסַר (a.sar) · Strong's: H0631

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVNv2mp)

Meaning: to bind

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 39:20, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:24, Genesis 46:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0631; TAHOT Genesis 42:16 word 7

וְיִבָּֽחֲנוּ֙ve.yi.ba.cha.Nuso they may be tested

Lemma: בָּחַן (ba.chan) · Strong's: H0974

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNu3mp)

Meaning: to test

Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 42:15, 1 Chronicles 29:17, Job 7:18, Job 12:11, Job 23:10, Job 34:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0974; TAHOT Genesis 42:16 word 8

דִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םdiv.rei.Khemwords your

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

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

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Genesis 42:16 word 9

הַֽאֱמֶ֖תha.'e.Met¿ [is] truth

Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: truth: true

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:48, Deuteronomy 13:14, Deuteronomy 17:4, Deuteronomy 22:20, 1 Kings 10:6, 1 Kings 17:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0571H; TAHOT Genesis 42:16 word 10

אִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.Khemwith you

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 42:16 word 11

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Genesis 42:16 word 12

לֹ֕אlo'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 42:16 word 13

חֵ֣יchei[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 42:16 word 14

פַרְעֹ֔הfar.'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 42:16 word 15

כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 42:16 word 16

מְרַגְּלִ֖יםme.ra.ge.Lim[are] spies

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 42:11, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:30, Genesis 42:31, Genesis 42:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7270; TAHOT Genesis 42:16 word 17

אַתֶּֽם\׃'a.Temyou

Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)

Meaning: you(m.p.)

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Genesis 42:16 word 18

How the BSB renders it

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

Send	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
of your number	→
to get	→	לָקַח H3947J to take: bring
your brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
the rest of you	→	אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.)
will be confined	→	אָסַר H0631 to bind
so that the truth	→	אֱמֶת H0571H truth: true
of your words	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
may be tested	→	בָּחַן H0974 to test
. . .	→	אֵת H0854 with
If	→	אִם H0518A if
they are untrue	→	לֹא H3808 not
then as surely as Pharaoh	→	פַּרְעֹה H6547H Pharaoh
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
lives	→	חַי H2416A alive
you	→	אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.)
are 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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