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I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever: (KJV)
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אָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiI
Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Genesis 43:9 word 1
אֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔נּוּ'e.'er.Ve.nuI will stand surety for him
Lemma: עָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H6148
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to pledge
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 44:32, 2 Kings 18:23, Ezra 9:2, Nehemiah 5:3, Job 17:3, Psalms 106:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6148; TAHOT Genesis 43:9 word 2
מִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.Difrom hand my
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Genesis 43:9 word 3
תְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נּוּte.vak.She.nuyou will require him
Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)
Meaning: to seek
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 4:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Genesis 43:9 word 4
אִם\־'im-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 43:9 word 5
לֹ֨אlo'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 43:9 word 6
הֲבִיאֹתִ֤יוha.vi.'o.TivI have brought him
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhp1cs)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Genesis 43:9 word 7
אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khato you
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 43:9 word 8
וְהִצַּגְתִּ֣יוve.hi.tzag.Tivand I will set him
Lemma: יָצַג (ya.tsag) · Strong's: H3322
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: to set
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 30:38, Genesis 33:15, Genesis 47:2, Exodus 10:24, Deuteronomy 28:56, Judges 6:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3322; TAHOT Genesis 43:9 word 9
לְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.kha<to> before you
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Genesis 43:9 word 10
וְחָטָ֥אתִֽיve.cha.Ta.tiand I will be culpable
Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to sin
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Genesis 43:9 word 11
כָּל\־kol-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 43:9 word 12
הַיָּמִֽים\׃hai.ya.Mimthe days
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day: always
Used 38 times. Also: Deuteronomy 5:29, Deuteronomy 5:33, Deuteronomy 6:24, Deuteronomy 11:1, Deuteronomy 11:9, Deuteronomy 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117K; TAHOT Genesis 43:9 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I | → | אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I |
| will guarantee his safety | → | עָרַב H6148 to pledge |
| You may hold me | → | בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek |
| personally responsible | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| If | → | אִם H0518A if |
| I do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| bring him back | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| and set him | → | יָצַג H3322 to set |
| before you | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| then may I | → | |
| bear the guilt before you | → | חָטָא H2398 to sin |
| all my life | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| . . . | → | יוֹם H3117K day: always |
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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