Genesis 44:12 Go deeper

And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack. (KJV)

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וַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.Pesand he searched

Lemma: חָפַשׂ (cha.pha.s) · Strong's: H2664

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to search

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 31:35, 1 Samuel 23:23, 1 Samuel 28:8, 1 Kings 20:6, 1 Kings 20:38, 1 Kings 22:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2664; TAHOT Genesis 44:12 word 1

בַּגָּד֣וֹלba.ga.Dolwith the old [brother]

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419K

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: great: old

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 10:21, Genesis 27:1, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 29:16, 1 Samuel 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419K; TAHOT Genesis 44:12 word 2

הֵחֵ֔לhe.Chelhe began

Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490C

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to profane/begin: begin

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:1, Genesis 9:20, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 41:54 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2490C; TAHOT Genesis 44:12 word 3

וּבַקָּטֹ֖ןu.va.ka.Tonand with the young [brother]

Lemma: קָטֹן (qa.ton) · Strong's: H6996H

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: small: young

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 42:13, Genesis 42:15, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 42:32, Genesis 42:34, Genesis 43:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6996H; TAHOT Genesis 44:12 word 4

כִּלָּ֑הki.Lahhe finished

Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to end: finish

Used 104 times. Also: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 2:2, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 18:33, Genesis 24:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3615G; TAHOT Genesis 44:12 word 5

וַיִּמָּצֵא֙vai.yi.ma.Tze'and it was found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Genesis 44:12 word 6

הַגָּבִ֔יעַha.ga.Vi.a'the cup

Lemma: גָּבִיעַ (ge.vi.a) · Strong's: H1375

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

Meaning: cup

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 44:2, Genesis 44:16, Genesis 44:17, Exodus 25:31, Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1375; TAHOT Genesis 44:12 word 7

בְּאַמְתַּ֖חַתbe.'am.Ta.chatin [the] sack of

Lemma: אַמְתַּ֫חַת (am.ta.chat) · Strong's: H0572

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: sack

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 42:27, Genesis 42:28, Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:18, Genesis 43:21, Genesis 43:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0572; TAHOT Genesis 44:12 word 8

בִּנְיָמִֽן\׃bin.ya.MinBenjamin

Lemma: בִּנְיָמִין (bin.ya.min) · Strong's: H1144G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Benjamin

Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 35:18, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 42:4, Genesis 42:36, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 43:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1144G; TAHOT Genesis 44:12 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

The steward searched	→	חָפַשׂ H2664 to search
beginning	→	חָלַל H2490C to profane/begin: begin
with the oldest	→	גָּדוֹל H1419K great: old
and ending	→	כָּלָה H3615G to end: finish
with the youngest	→	קָטֹן H6996H small: young
and the cup	→	גָּבִיעַ H1375 cup
was found	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
in Benjamin’s	→	בִּנְיָמִין H1144G Benjamin
sack	→	אַמְתַּ֫חַת H0572 sack

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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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