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And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: (KJV)

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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 44:7 word 1

אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto him

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 44:7 word 2

לָ֚מָּהLa.mah<to> why?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Genesis 44:7 word 3

יְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.Berdoes he speak

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Genesis 44:7 word 4

אֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.Nimaster 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 44:7 word 5

כַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.Rimaccording to the words

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697O

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

Meaning: Chronicles

Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 18:25, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 39:19, Deuteronomy 4:32, Deuteronomy 13:11, Deuteronomy 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697O; TAHOT Genesis 44:7 word 6

הָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> these

Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: these

Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Genesis 44:7 word 7

חָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahfar be it

Lemma: חָלִ֫ילָה (cha.li.lah) · Strong's: H2486

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: forbid

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 18:25, Genesis 44:17, Joshua 22:29, Joshua 24:16, 1 Samuel 2:30, 1 Samuel 12:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2486; TAHOT Genesis 44:7 word 8

לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khato servants 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 44:7 word 9

מֵעֲשׂ֖וֹתme.'a.Sotfrom doing

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Genesis 44:7 word 10

כַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.Varaccording to the manner

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697O

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

Meaning: Chronicles

Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 18:25, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 39:19, Deuteronomy 4:32, Deuteronomy 13:11, Deuteronomy 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697O; TAHOT Genesis 44:7 word 11

הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 44:7 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Why	→	מָה H4100 what?
does my lord	→	אָדוֹן H0113 lord
say	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
these	→	אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these
things	→	דָּבָר H1697O Chronicles
they asked	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Your servants	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
could not possibly	→	חָלִ֫ילָה H2486 forbid
do	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
such	→	זֶה H2088 this
a thing	→	דָּבָר H1697O Chronicles

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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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