Genesis 44:31 Go deeper

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It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us , that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yahand it will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 44:31 word 1

כִּרְאוֹת֛וֹkir.'o.Towhen sees he

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 44:31 word 2

כִּי\־ki-that

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 44:31 word 3

אֵ֥ין'einthere not

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 44:31 word 4

הַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'ar[is] the young man

Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288

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

Meaning: youth

Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT Genesis 44:31 word 5

וָמֵ֑תva.Metand he will die

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

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 44:31 word 6

וְהוֹרִ֨ידוּve.ho.Ri.duand they will bring down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhq3cp)

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 44:31 word 7

עֲבָדֶ֜יךָ'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 44:31 word 8

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 44:31 word 9

שֵׂיבַ֨תsei.Vat[the] gray hair of

Lemma: שֵׂיבָה (se.vah) · Strong's: H7872

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

Meaning: greyheaded

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Leviticus 19:32, Deuteronomy 32:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7872; TAHOT Genesis 44:31 word 10

עַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.Khaservant your

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

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

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 44:31 word 11

אָבִ֛ינוּ'a.Vi.nufather our

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 44:31 word 12

בְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.Gonin sorrow

Lemma: יָגוֹן (ya.gon) · Strong's: H3015

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

Meaning: sorrow

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 42:38, Esther 9:22, Psalms 13:2, Psalms 31:10, Psalms 107:39, Psalms 116:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3015; TAHOT Genesis 44:31 word 13

שְׁאֹֽלָה\׃she.'O.lahSheol towards

Lemma: שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) · Strong's: H7585

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: hell: Sheol

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:33, Deuteronomy 32:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7585; TAHOT Genesis 44:31 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

sees	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
the boy	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth
[is] not [with us]	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
he will die	→	מוּת H4191 to die
Then your servants	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
will have brought the gray hair	→	שֵׂיבָה H7872 greyheaded
of your servant	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
our father	→	אָב H0001G father
down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
to Sheol	→	שְׁאוֹל H7585 hell: Sheol
in sorrow	→	יָגוֹן H3015 sorrow

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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