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And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him. (KJV)

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וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.No.merand we said

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqw1cp)

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 44:20 word 1

אֶל\־'el-to

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 44:20 word 2

אֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.Nilord 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 44:20 word 3

יֶשׁ\־yesh-there

Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: there

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Genesis 44:20 word 4

אָ֣ב'ava father

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

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

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 44:20 word 5

זָקֵ֔ןza.Kenold

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

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

Meaning: old

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 43:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205H; TAHOT Genesis 44:20 word 6

וְיֶ֥לֶדve.Ye.ledand a child of

Lemma: יֶ֫לֶד (ye.led) · Strong's: H3206

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

Meaning: youth

Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:15, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 30:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3206; TAHOT Genesis 44:20 word 7

זְקֻנִ֖יםze.ku.Nimold age<s>

Lemma: זְקֻנִים (za.qun) · Strong's: H2208

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: extreme age

Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 21:2, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 37:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2208; TAHOT Genesis 44:20 word 8

קָטָ֑ןka.Tanyoung

Lemma: קָטָן (qa.tan) · Strong's: H6996A

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

Meaning: small

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 9:24, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 29:16, Genesis 29:18, Numbers 22:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6996A; TAHOT Genesis 44:20 word 9

וְאָחִ֨יוve.'a.Chivand brother his

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 44:20 word 10

מֵ֜תmethe died

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Genesis 44:20 word 11

וַיִּוָּתֵ֨רvai.yi.va.Terand he was left

Lemma: יָתַר (ya.tar) · Strong's: H3498

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

Meaning: to remain

Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 30:36, Genesis 32:24, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 10:15, Exodus 12:10, Exodus 16:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3498; TAHOT Genesis 44:20 word 12

ה֧וּאhu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 44:20 word 13

לְבַדּ֛וֹle.va.Doto only him

Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905H

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

Meaning: alone

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0905H; TAHOT Genesis 44:20 word 14

לְאִמּ֖וֹle.'i.Moto mother his

Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517

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

Meaning: mother

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Genesis 44:20 word 15

וְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.Vivand father his

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 44:20 word 16

אֲהֵבֽוֹ\׃'a.he.Vohe loves him

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Genesis 44:20 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

And we answered	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
. . .	→	אָדוֹן H0113 lord
We have	→	יֵשׁ H3426 there
. . .	→
an elderly	→	זָקֵן H2205H old
father	→	אָב H0001G father
and a younger brother	→	קָטָן H6996A small
the child	→	יֶ֫לֶד H3206 youth
of his old age	→	זְקֻנִים H2208 extreme age
The boy’s brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
is dead	→	מוּת H4191 to die
He	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
is the only	→	בַּד H0905H alone
one of his mother’s	→	אֵם H0517 mother
sons left	→	יָתַר H3498 to remain
and his father	→	אָב H0001G father
loves him	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover

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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