Genesis 44:23 Go deeper
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And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. (KJV)
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וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merand you said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqw2ms)
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 44:23 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 44:23 word 2
עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaservants your
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Genesis 44:23 word 3
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518J
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: until
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 24:19, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 47:18, Numbers 32:17, Deuteronomy 32:30, Joshua 7:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518J; TAHOT Genesis 44:23 word 4
לֹ֥אlo'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 44:23 word 5
יֵרֵ֛דye.Redhe will come down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 44:23 word 6
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 44:23 word 7
הַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.Ton<the> young
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 44:23 word 8
אִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.Khemwith 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 44:23 word 9
לֹ֥אlo'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 44:23 word 10
תֹסִפ֖וּןto.si.Funyou will repeat !
Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhi2mp)
Meaning: to add: again
Used 120 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 18:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3254G; TAHOT Genesis 44:23 word 11
לִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otto see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 44:23 word 12
פָּנָֽי\׃pa.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 44:23 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But you said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| your servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| Unless | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| your younger | → | קָטֹן H6996H small: young |
| brother | → | אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling |
| comes down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| with you | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| you will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| see | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| my face | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| again | → | יָסַף H3254G to add: again |
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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