Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Genesis.42.3", "source": "וַיֵּרְד֥וּ אֲחֵֽי־יוֹסֵ֖ף עֲשָׂרָ֑ה לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר בָּ֖ר מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃", "text": "And *wayyērědû* *ʾăḥê*-*yôsēp* ten to-*lišbōr* *bār* from-*miṣrāyim*.", "grammar": { "*wayyērědû*": "waw-consecutive qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went down", "*ʾăḥê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - brothers of", "*yôsēp*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph", "*lišbōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to buy", "*bār*": "noun, masculine singular - grain", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun, locative - Egypt" }, "variants": { "*bār*": "grain/corn/food" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 42:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Genesis.42.5", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר בְּת֣וֹךְ הַבָּאִ֑ים כִּֽי־הָיָ֥ה הָרָעָ֖ב בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃", "text": "And *wayyābōʾû* *bĕnê* *yiśrāʾēl* to-*lišbōr* among *habbāʾîm*, because-*hāyāh* *hārāʿāb* in *ʾereṣ* *kĕnāʿan*.", "grammar": { "*wayyābōʾû*": "waw-consecutive qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they came", "*bĕnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel", "*lišbōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to buy", "*habbāʾîm*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - the ones coming", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/existed", "*hārāʿāb*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the famine", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*kĕnāʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan" }, "variants": { "*hārāʿāb*": "famine/hunger" } }
  • Gen 42:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Genesis.42.13", "source": "וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂר֩ עֲבָדֶ֨יךָ אַחִ֧ים ׀ אֲנַ֛חְנוּ בְּנֵ֥י אִישׁ־אֶחָ֖ד בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וְהִנֵּ֨ה הַקָּטֹ֤ן אֶת־אָבִ֙ינוּ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם וְהָאֶחָ֖ד אֵינֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmĕrû*: Twelve *ʿăbādeykā* *ʾaḥîm* *ʾănaḥnû* *bĕnê* *ʾîš*-one in *ʾereṣ* *kĕnāʿan*, and *hinnēh* *haqqāṭōn* with-*ʾābînû* *hayyôm*, and *hāʾeḥād* *ʾênennu*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmĕrû*": "waw-consecutive qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they said", "*ʿăbādeykā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servants", "*ʾaḥîm*": "noun, masculine plural - brothers", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "pronoun, 1st common plural - we", "*bĕnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*kĕnāʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan", "*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/look", "*haqqāṭōn*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the youngest", "*ʾābînû*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st plural suffix - our father", "*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day/today", "*hāʾeḥād*": "definite article + number, masculine singular - the one", "*ʾênennu*": "particle of negation with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he is not" }, "variants": { "*haqqāṭōn*": "youngest/smallest" } }