Genesis 42:20 Go deeper

But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. (KJV)

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וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 42:20 word 1

אֲחִיכֶ֤ם'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 42:20 word 2

הַקָּטֹן֙ha.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 42:15, Genesis 42:32, Genesis 42:34, Genesis 43:29, Genesis 44:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6996H; TAHOT Genesis 42:20 word 3

תָּבִ֣יאוּta.Vi.'uyou will bring

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhi2mp)

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 42:20 word 4

אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito me

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 42:20 word 5

וְיֵאָמְנ֥וּve.ye.'a.me.Nuso they may be verified

Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539

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

Meaning: be faithful

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8, Exodus 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT Genesis 42:20 word 6

דִבְרֵיכֶ֖םdiv.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 42:20 word 7

וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and 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 42:20 word 8

תָמ֑וּתוּta.Mu.tuyou will die

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Genesis 42:20 word 9

וַיַּעֲשׂוּ\־vai.ya.'a.su-and they did

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Genesis 42:20 word 10

כֵֽן\׃Khenso

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Genesis 42:20 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Then	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
bring	→	בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring
your youngest	→	קָטֹן H6996H small: young
brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
to me	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
so that your words	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
can be verified	→	אָמַן H0539 be faithful
that you may not	→	לֹא H3808 not
die	→	מוּת H4191 to die
And to this	→	כֵּן H3651C so
they consented	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do

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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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