Genesis 42:27 Go deeper
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And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth. (KJV)
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וַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.Tachand he opened
Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to open
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Genesis 42:27 word 1
הָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.Chadthe one
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)
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 42:27 word 2
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 42:27 word 3
שַׂקּ֗וֹsa.Kosack his
Lemma: שַׂק (saq) · Strong's: H8242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sackcloth
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 37:34, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 42:35, Leviticus 11:32, Joshua 9:4, 2 Samuel 3:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8242; TAHOT Genesis 42:27 word 4
לָתֵ֥תla.Tetto give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Genesis 42:27 word 5
מִסְפּ֛וֹאmis.Po'fodder
Lemma: מִסְפּוֹא (mis.po) · Strong's: H4554
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: fodder
Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 24:25, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 43:24, Judges 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4554; TAHOT Genesis 42:27 word 6
לַחֲמֹר֖וֹla.cha.mo.Roto donkey his
Lemma: חֲמוֹר (cha.mor) · Strong's: H2543
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: donkey
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 32:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2543; TAHOT Genesis 42:27 word 7
בַּמָּל֑וֹןba.ma.Lonat the lodging place
Lemma: מָלוֹן (ma.lon) · Strong's: H4411
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lodging
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 43:21, Exodus 4:24, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:8, 2 Kings 19:23, Isaiah 10:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4411; TAHOT Genesis 42:27 word 8
וַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'and he saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 42:27 word 9
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 42:27 word 10
כַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.Posilver his
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Genesis 42:27 word 11
וְהִנֵּה\־ve.hi.neh-and there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 42:27 word 12
ה֖וּאhu'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 42:27 word 13
בְּפִ֥יbe.Fi[was] in [the] mouth of
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Genesis 42:27 word 14
אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ\׃'am.tach.Tosack his
Lemma: אַמְתַּ֫חַת (am.ta.chat) · Strong's: H0572
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sack
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 42:28, Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:18, Genesis 43:21, Genesis 43:22, Genesis 43:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0572; TAHOT Genesis 42:27 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| At the place where they lodged for the night | → | מָלוֹן H4411 lodging |
| one | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| of them opened | → | פָּתַח H6605A to open |
| his sack | → | שַׂק H8242 sackcloth |
| to get | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| feed | → | מִסְפּוֹא H4554 fodder |
| for his donkey | → | חֲמוֹר H2543 donkey |
| and he saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| his silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| . . . | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| in the mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| of the sack | → | אַמְתַּ֫חַת H0572 sack |
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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