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And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth. (KJV)

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וְיוֹסֵ֗ףve.yo.Sefand Joseph

Lemma: יוֹסֵף (yo.seph) · Strong's: H3130G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joseph

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 30:24, Genesis 30:25, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 37:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3130G; TAHOT Genesis 42:6 word 1

ה֚וּאhu'he

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 42:6 word 2

הַשַּׁלִּ֣יטha.sha.Lit[was] the ruler

Lemma: שַׁלִּיט (shal.lit) · Strong's: H7989

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: domineering

Used 4 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 7:19, Ecclesiastes 8:8, Ecclesiastes 10:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7989; TAHOT Genesis 42:6 word 3

עַל\־'al-over

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 42:6 word 4

הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe land

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

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 42:6 word 5

ה֥וּאhu'he

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 42:6 word 6

הַמַּשְׁבִּ֖ירha.mash.Bir[was] the [one who] sold grain

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

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to buy grain

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 42:2, Genesis 42:3, Genesis 42:5, Genesis 42:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7666; TAHOT Genesis 42:6 word 7

לְכָל\־le.kholto all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 42:6 word 8

עַ֣ם'am[the] people of

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Genesis 42:6 word 9

הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe land

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

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 42:6 word 10

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 42:6 word 11

אֲחֵ֣י'a.Chei[the] brothers of

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 42:6 word 12

יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefJoseph

Lemma: יוֹסֵף (yo.seph) · Strong's: H3130G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joseph

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 30:24, Genesis 30:25, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 37:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3130G; TAHOT Genesis 42:6 word 13

וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ\־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-and they bowed down

Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812

Parsing: Verb · Hishtaphel (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVvw3mp)

Meaning: to bow

Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT Genesis 42:6 word 14

אַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimface

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Absolute (HNcmda)

Meaning: face

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 48:12, Numbers 22:31, Deuteronomy 33:10, 1 Samuel 1:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639I; TAHOT Genesis 42:6 word 15

אָֽרְצָה\׃'A.re.tzah[the] ground towards

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: soil

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Genesis 42:6 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

Now Joseph	→	יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph
was	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
the ruler	→	שַׁלִּיט H7989 domineering
of	→	עַל H5921A upon
the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
[he was the one] who	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
sold grain	→	שָׁבַר H7666 to buy grain
to all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
its	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
people	→	עַם H5971A people
So when [his]	→	יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph
brothers	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
arrived	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
they bowed down	→	שָׁחָה H7812 to bow
before him	→
with their faces	→	אַף H0639I face
to the ground	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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