Genesis 42:28 Go deeper
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And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them , and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us? (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 42:28 word 1
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 42:28 word 2
אֶחָיו֙'e.Chavbrothers his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 42:28 word 3
הוּשַׁ֣בhu.Shavit has been returned
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHp3ms)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Genesis 42:28 word 4
כַּסְפִּ֔יkas.Pisilver my
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 42:28 word 5
וְגַ֖םve.Gamand also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Genesis 42:28 word 6
הִנֵּ֣הhi.Nehhere!
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 42:28 word 7
בְאַמְתַּחְתִּ֑יve.'am.tach.Tiin sack my
Lemma: אַמְתַּ֫חַת (am.ta.chat) · Strong's: H0572
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sack
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 42:27, Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:18, Genesis 43:21, Genesis 43:22, Genesis 43:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0572; TAHOT Genesis 42:28 word 8
וַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'and it went out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318P
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come out: surrender
Used 6 times. Also: Song of Solomon 5:6, Jeremiah 38:17, Jeremiah 38:18, Jeremiah 38:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318P; TAHOT Genesis 42:28 word 9
לִבָּ֗םli.Bamheart their
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Genesis 42:28 word 10
וַיֶּֽחֶרְד֞וּvai.ye.cher.Duand they trembled
Lemma: חָרַד (cha.rad) · Strong's: H2729
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to tremble
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 27:33, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:18, Leviticus 26:6, Deuteronomy 28:26, Judges 8:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2729; TAHOT Genesis 42:28 word 11
אִ֤ישׁ'isheach
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Genesis 42:28 word 12
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 42:28 word 13
אָחִיו֙'a.Chivbrother his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23, Exodus 16:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Genesis 42:28 word 14
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 42:28 word 15
מַה\־mah-what?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Genesis 42:28 word 16
זֹּ֛אתzotthis
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 42:28 word 17
עָשָׂ֥ה'a.Sahhas he done
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 42:28 word 18
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 42:28 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| My silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| . . . | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| has been returned | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| he said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| his brothers | → | אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling |
| It is here | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| in my sack | → | אַמְתַּ֫חַת H0572 sack |
| Their hearts | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| sank | → | יָצָא H3318P to come out: surrender |
| and trembling | → | חָרַד H2729 to tremble |
| they turned to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| one | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| another | → | אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling |
| and said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| What | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| is this | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| that God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| has done | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| to us | → |
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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