Genesis 42:19 Go deeper

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If ye be true men , let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses: (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אִם\־'im-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 42:19 word 1

כֵּנִ֣יםke.Nim[are] honest

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651A

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

Meaning: right

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 42:11, Genesis 42:31, Genesis 42:33, Genesis 42:34, Exodus 10:29, Numbers 27:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651A; TAHOT Genesis 42:19 word 2

אַתֶּ֔ם'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 42:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Genesis 42:19 word 3

אֲחִיכֶ֣ם'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 42:19 word 4

אֶחָ֔ד'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 42:19 word 5

יֵאָסֵ֖רye.'a.Serlet him be imprisoned

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

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to bind

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 39:20, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:24, Genesis 46:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0631; TAHOT Genesis 42:19 word 6

בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veitin [the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Genesis 42:19 word 7

מִשְׁמַרְכֶ֑םmish.mar.Khemcustody your

Lemma: מִשְׁמָר (mish.mar) · Strong's: H4929

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

Meaning: custody

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:4, Genesis 40:7, Genesis 41:10, Genesis 42:17, Leviticus 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4929; TAHOT Genesis 42:19 word 8

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 42:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Genesis 42:19 word 9

לְכ֣וּle.Khugo

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

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

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Genesis 42:19 word 10

הָבִ֔יאוּha.Vi.'utake

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhv2mp)

Meaning: to come (in): bring

Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Genesis 42:19 word 11

שֶׁ֖בֶרShe.ver[the] grain of

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶר (she.ver) · Strong's: H7668

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

Meaning: grain

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 42:1, Genesis 42:2, Genesis 42:26, Genesis 43:2, Genesis 44:2, Genesis 47:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7668; TAHOT Genesis 42:19 word 12

רַעֲב֥וֹןra.'a.Von[the] hunger of

Lemma: רְעָבוֹן (re.a.von) · Strong's: H7459

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

Meaning: famine

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 42:33, Psalms 37:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7459; TAHOT Genesis 42:19 word 13

בָּתֵּיכֶֽם\׃ba.tei.Khemhouseholds your

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

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

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Genesis 42:19 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

If	→	אִם H0518A if
you	→	אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.)
. . .	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
are honest	→	כֵּן H3651A right
leave one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
of your brothers in custody	→	אָסַר H0631 to bind
. . .	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
. . .	→	מִשְׁמָר H4929 custody
while the rest of you	→	אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.)
go	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
and take back	→	בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring
grain	→	שֶׁ֫בֶר H7668 grain
to relieve the hunger	→	רְעָבוֹן H7459 famine
of your households	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home

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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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