Genesis 42:5 Go deeper

And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. (KJV)

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וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uand they came

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

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

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 42:5 word 1

בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 42:5 word 2

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Genesis 42:5 word 3

לִשְׁבֹּ֖רlish.Borto buy grain

Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7666

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to buy grain

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 42:2, Genesis 42:3, Genesis 42:6, Genesis 42:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7666; TAHOT Genesis 42:5 word 4

בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin among

Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432

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

Meaning: midst

Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Genesis 42:5 word 5

הַבָּאִ֑יםha.ba.'Imthose coming

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 42:5 word 6

כִּֽי\־ki-for

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 42:5 word 7

הָיָ֥הha.Yahit was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 42:5 word 8

הָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'Avthe famine

Lemma: רָעָב (ra.av) · Strong's: H7458

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: famine

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 41:27, Genesis 41:30, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 41:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7458; TAHOT Genesis 42:5 word 9

בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land of

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 42:5 word 10

כְּנָֽעַן\׃ke.Na.'anCanaan

Lemma: כְּנַ֫עַן (ke.na.an) · Strong's: H3667A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Canaan

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 17:8, Genesis 23:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3667A; TAHOT Genesis 42:5 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

So the sons	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
were among	→	תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst
those who	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
came	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to buy grain	→	שָׁבַר H7666 to buy grain
since	→	כִּי H3588A for
the famine	→	רָעָב H7458 famine
had [also] spread	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
to the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
of Canaan	→	כְּנַ֫עַן H3667A Canaan

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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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