Genesis 43:10 Go deeper

For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time. (KJV)

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כִּ֖יkifor

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 43:10 word 1

לוּלֵ֣אlu.Le'if not

Lemma: לוּלֵא (lu.le) · Strong's: H3884

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: unless

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 31:42, Deuteronomy 32:27, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 25:34, 2 Samuel 2:27, 2 Kings 3:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3884; TAHOT Genesis 43:10 word 2

הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּhit.mah.Ma.he.nuwe had delayed

Lemma: מָהַהּ (ma.hah) · Strong's: H4102

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVtp1cp)

Meaning: to delay

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 19:16, Exodus 12:39, Judges 3:26, Judges 19:8, 2 Samuel 15:28, Psalms 119:60 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4102; TAHOT Genesis 43:10 word 3

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 43:10 word 4

עַתָּ֥ה'a.Tahnow

Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: now

Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Genesis 43:10 word 5

שַׁ֖בְנוּShav.nuwe have returned

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)

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 43:10 word 6

זֶ֥הzehthis

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 43:10 word 7

פַעֲמָֽיִם\׃fa.'a.Ma.yimtwo times

Lemma: פַּ֫עַם (pa.am) · Strong's: H6471

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: beat

Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 29:35, Genesis 30:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6471; TAHOT Genesis 43:10 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

If we had not	→	כִּי H3588A for
. . .	→	לוּלֵא H3884 unless
delayed	→	מָהַהּ H4102 to delay
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
we could have come and gone	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
. . .	→	זֶה H2088 this
twice	→	פַּ֫עַם H6471 beat
by now	→	עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now

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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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