Genesis 43:20 Go deeper

And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: (KJV)

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וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

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 43:20 word 1

בִּ֣יbipardon us

Lemma: בִּי (bi) · Strong's: H0994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 44:18, Exodus 4:10, Exodus 4:13, Numbers 12:11, Joshua 7:8, Judges 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0994; TAHOT Genesis 43:20 word 2

אֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiO lord my

Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113

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

Meaning: lord

Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT Genesis 43:20 word 3

יָרֹ֥דya.Rodcertainly <to come down>

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Genesis 43:20 word 4

יָרַ֛דְנוּya.Rad.nuwe came down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

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

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Genesis 43:20 word 5

בַּתְּחִלָּ֖הba.te.chi.Lahat the beginning

Lemma: תְּחִלָּה (te.chil.lah) · Strong's: H8462

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

Meaning: beginning

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 13:3, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 43:18, Judges 1:1, Judges 20:18, Ruth 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8462; TAHOT Genesis 43:20 word 6

לִשְׁבָּר\־lish.bor-to buy

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 42:5, Genesis 42:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7666; TAHOT Genesis 43:20 word 7

אֹֽכֶל\׃'O.khelfood

Lemma: אֹ֫כֶל (o.khel) · Strong's: H0400

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

Meaning: food

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 14:11, Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:36, Genesis 41:48, Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0400; TAHOT Genesis 43:20 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Please	→	בִּי H0994 please
sir	→	אָדוֹן H0113 lord
they said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
we really did come down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
. . .	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
here the first time	→	תְּחִלָּה H8462 beginning
to buy	→	שָׁבַר H7666 to buy grain
food	→	אֹ֫כֶל H0400 food

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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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