Genesis 43:27 Go deeper

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? (KJV)

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וַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'Aland he asked

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Genesis 43:27 word 1

לְשָׁל֔וֹםle.sha.Lomto welfare

Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965I

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

Meaning: peace: well-being

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 29:6, Genesis 37:14, Genesis 43:28, Exodus 18:7, Deuteronomy 29:19, Joshua 10:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7965I; TAHOT Genesis 43:27 word 2

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.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 43:27 word 3

הֲשָׁל֛וֹםha.sha.Lom¿ health

Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965I

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

Meaning: peace: well-being

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 29:6, Genesis 37:14, Genesis 43:28, Exodus 18:7, Deuteronomy 29:19, Joshua 10:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7965I; TAHOT Genesis 43:27 word 4

אֲבִיכֶ֥ם'a.vi.Khem[is] father your

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

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

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 43:27 word 5

הַזָּקֵ֖ןha.za.Ken<the> old

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205H

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: old

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 44:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205H; TAHOT Genesis 43:27 word 6

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhom

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 43:27 word 7

אֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם'a.mar.Temyou spoke

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqp2mp)

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 43:27 word 8

הַעוֹדֶ֖נּוּha.'o.De.nu¿ [is] still he

Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: still

Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Genesis 43:27 word 9

חָֽי\׃Chaialive

Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: alive

Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Genesis 43:27 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

He asked	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
. . .	→
if they were well	→	שָׁלוֹם H7965I peace: well-being
and then he asked	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
How is your elderly	→	זָקֵן H2205H old
father	→	אָב H0001G father
you told [me about]	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Is he still	→	עוֹד H5750 still
alive	→	חַי H2416A alive

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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