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But if thou wilt not send him , we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. (KJV)
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וְאִם\־ve.'im-and if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Genesis 43:5 word 1
אֵינְךָ֥'ei.ne.Khanot you
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Genesis 43:5 word 2
מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַme.sha.Le.ach[are] sending [him]
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Genesis 43:5 word 3
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 43:5 word 4
נֵרֵ֑דne.Redwe will go down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)
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 43:5 word 5
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 43:5 word 6
הָאִ֞ישׁha.'Ishthe man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 43:5 word 7
אָמַ֤ר'a.Marhe said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 43:5 word 8
אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.Lei.nuto us
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 43:5 word 9
לֹֽא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 43:5 word 10
תִרְא֣וּtir.'Uyou will see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 43:5 word 11
פָנַ֔יfa.Naiface my
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Genesis 43:5 word 12
בִּלְתִּ֖יbil.Tiexcept
Lemma: בִּלְתִּי (bil.ti) · Strong's: H1115
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: lest
Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 38:9, Genesis 43:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1115; TAHOT Genesis 43:5 word 13
אֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.Khembrother your
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 43:5 word 14
אִתְּכֶֽם\׃'i.te.Khem[is] with you
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 43:5 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But if | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you will not | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| send him | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| we will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| go | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| told | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| us | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| You will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| see | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| my face | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| again unless | → | בִּלְתִּי H1115 lest |
| your brother | → | אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling |
| is with you | → | אֵת H0854 with |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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