27 {
"verseID": "Genesis.44.27",
"source": "וַיֹּ֛אמֶר עַבְדְּךָ֥ אָבִ֖י אֵלֵ֑ינוּ אַתֶּ֣ם יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם כִּ֥י שְׁנַ֖יִם יָֽלְדָה־לִּ֥י אִשְׁתִּֽי׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* your servant *ʿabdəkā* my father *ʾābî* to us *ʾēlênû* you *ʾattem* know *yədaʿtem* that *kî* two *šənayim* she bore *yālədâ*-to me *lî* my wife *ʾištî*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʿabdəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant",
"*ʾābî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my father",
"*ʾēlênû*": "preposition with 1st person common plural suffix - to us",
"*ʾattem*": "2nd person masculine plural pronoun - you",
"*yədaʿtem*": "Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - know",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that",
"*šənayim*": "masculine dual numeral - two",
"*yālədâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she bore",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*ʾištî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my wife"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿabdəkā*": "your servant/your slave",
"*yədaʿtem*": "you know/you are aware",
"*yālədâ*": "she bore/she gave birth to/she delivered"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Genesis.44.28",
"source": "וַיֵּצֵ֤א הָֽאֶחָד֙ מֵֽאִתִּ֔י וָאֹמַ֕ר אַ֖ךְ טָרֹ֣ף טֹרָ֑ף וְלֹ֥א רְאִיתִ֖יו עַד־הֵֽנָּה׃",
"text": "And *wayyēṣēʾ* the *hāʾeḥād* from *mēʾittî* me and *wāʾōmar* surely *ʾak* *ṭārōp* *ṭōrāp* and not *wəlōʾ* have I seen *rəʾîtîw* him till *ʿad*-now *hēnnâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyēṣēʾ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he went out",
"*hāʾeḥād*": "definite article + masculine singular numeral - the one",
"*mēʾittî*": "preposition + preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from me",
"*wāʾōmar*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I said",
"*ʾak*": "adverb - surely",
"*ṭārōp*": "Qal infinitive absolute - torn",
"*ṭōrāp*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular passive - he was torn",
"*wəlōʾ*": "waw-conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*rəʾîtîw*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I have seen him",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*hēnnâ*": "adverb - now/here"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyēṣēʾ*": "went out/departed/left",
"*hāʾeḥād*": "the one/one of them",
"*wāʾōmar*": "and I said/I thought/I concluded",
"*ʾak ṭārōp ṭōrāp*": "surely he is torn to pieces/he has certainly been torn apart/he must have been devoured",
"*rəʾîtîw*": "I have seen him/I saw him",
"*ʿad-hēnnâ*": "till now/until now/to this day"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Genesis.44.29",
"source": "וּלְקַחְתֶּ֧ם גַּם־אֶת־זֶ֛ה מֵעִ֥ם פָּנַ֖י וְקָרָ֣הוּ אָס֑וֹן וְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּ֧ם אֶת־שֵׂיבָתִ֛י בְּרָעָ֖ה שְׁאֹֽלָה׃",
"text": "And if you take *ûləqaḥtem* also *gam*-*ʾet*-this one *zeh* from *mēʿim* my face *pānay* and *wəqārāhû* *ʾāsôn* then you will bring down *wəhôradtem* *ʾet*-my *śêbātî* in *bərāʿâ* to *šəʾōlâ*",
"grammar": {
"*ûləqaḥtem*": "waw-conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - and you take",
"*gam*": "adverb - also",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*zeh*": "masculine singular demonstrative - this one",
"*mēʿim*": "preposition + preposition - from with",
"*pānay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my face",
"*wəqārāhû*": "waw-conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and befalls him",
"*ʾāsôn*": "masculine singular noun - harm/calamity",
"*wəhôradtem*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - then you will bring down",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*śêbātî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my gray hair",
"*bərāʿâ*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - in evil/sorrow",
"*šəʾōlâ*": "feminine singular noun with directional heh - to Sheol"
},
"variants": {
"*ûləqaḥtem*": "and if you take/and you will take/and should you take",
"*mēʿim pānay*": "from my presence/from before me/from me",
"*wəqārāhû ʾāsôn*": "and harm befalls him/and he meets with disaster/and he encounters calamity",
"*wəhôradtem*": "then you will bring down/you will bring down/you will send down",
"*śêbātî*": "my gray hair/my old age/my elderly head",
"*bərāʿâ*": "in evil/with sorrow/in grief",
"*šəʾōlâ*": "to Sheol/to the grave/to the realm of the dead"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Genesis.44.30",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה כְּבֹאִי֙ אֶל־עַבְדְּךָ֣ אָבִ֔י וְהַנַּ֖עַר אֵינֶ֣נּוּ אִתָּ֑נוּ וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ קְשׁוּרָ֥ה בְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃",
"text": "And now *wəʿattâ* when I come *kəbōʾî* to *ʾel*-your servant *ʿabdəkā* my father *ʾābî* and the *wəhannaʿar* is not *ʾênennû* with us *ʾittānû* and his *wənapšô* bound *qəšûrâ* to his *bənapšô*",
"grammar": {
"*wəʿattâ*": "waw-conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*kəbōʾî*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - when I come",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*ʿabdəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant",
"*ʾābî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my father",
"*wəhannaʿar*": "waw-conjunction + definite article + masculine singular noun - and the young man",
"*ʾênennû*": "negative particle with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he is not",
"*ʾittānû*": "preposition with 1st person common plural suffix - with us",
"*wənapšô*": "waw-conjunction + feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his soul",
"*qəšûrâ*": "Qal passive participle, feminine singular - bound",
"*bənapšô*": "preposition + feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his soul"
},
"variants": {
"*wəʿattâ*": "and now/so now/therefore now",
"*kəbōʾî*": "when I come/as I come/when I arrive",
"*ʿabdəkā*": "your servant/your slave",
"*hannaʿar*": "the young man/the lad/the boy",
"*ʾênennû*": "he is not/is not/not",
"*napšô*": "his soul/his life/his heart",
"*qəšûrâ bənapšô*": "bound to his soul/tied to his life/knit to his heart"
}
}