20{
"verseID": "Genesis.42.20",
"source": "וְאֶת־אֲחִיכֶ֤ם הַקָּטֹן֙ תָּבִ֣יאוּ אֵלַ֔י וְיֵאָמְנ֥וּ דִבְרֵיכֶ֖ם וְלֹ֣א תָמ֑וּתוּ וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵֽן׃",
"text": "And *ʾet*-*ʾaḥîkem* the *qaṭōn* *tāḇîʾû* to-me, and *yēʾāmnû* *diḇrêkem* and not *tāmûtû*; and *yaʿaśû*-*ḵēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker, indicating accusative",
"*ʾaḥîkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your brothers",
"*qaṭōn*": "adjective, masculine singular - younger/smallest",
"*tāḇîʾû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you shall bring",
"*yēʾāmnû*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be confirmed/verified",
"*diḇrêkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your words",
"*tāmûtû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will die",
"*yaʿaśû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they did",
"*ḵēn*": "adverb - so/thus"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾaḥîkem*": "your brother/brothers/kinsman",
"*qaṭōn*": "young/small/youngest/least significant",
"*tāḇîʾû*": "bring/carry/lead",
"*yēʾāmnû*": "be verified/confirmed/established/believed/trusted",
"*diḇrêkem*": "your words/matters/things",
"*tāmûtû*": "die/perish",
"*yaʿaśû*": "did/made/produced/accomplished",
"*ḵēn*": "so/thus/therefore/rightly"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Genesis.42.21",
"source": "וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֗יו אֲבָל֮ אֲשֵׁמִ֣ים ׀ אֲנַחְנוּ֮ עַל־אָחִינוּ֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר רָאִ֜ינוּ צָרַ֥ת נַפְשׁ֛וֹ בְּהִתְחַֽנְנ֥וֹ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ וְלֹ֣א שָׁמָ֑עְנוּ עַל־כֵּן֙ בָּ֣אָה אֵלֵ֔ינוּ הַצָּרָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃",
"text": "And *yōʾmrû* *ʾîš* to-*ʾāḥîw*, *ʾăḇāl* *ʾăšēmîm* *ʾănaḥnû* concerning-*ʾāḥînû*, *ʾăšer* *rāʾînû* *ṣārat* *nap̄šô* in-*hiṯḥannô* to-us and not *šāmāʿnû*; upon-*kēn* *bāʾāh* to-us the-*ṣārāh* the-*zōʾṯ*.",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾmrû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they said",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/each",
"*ʾāḥîw*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother",
"*ʾăḇāl*": "adverb - truly/indeed/however",
"*ʾăšēmîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - guilty",
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "pronoun, 1st person common plural - we",
"*ʾāḥînû*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person common plural suffix - our brother",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which/that",
"*rāʾînû*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person common plural - we saw",
"*ṣārat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - distress of",
"*nap̄šô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul",
"*hiṯḥannô*": "verb, hithpael infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his pleading",
"*šāmāʿnû*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person common plural - we heard/listened",
"*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so/therefore",
"*bāʾāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she came/has come",
"*ṣārāh*": "noun, feminine singular - distress/trouble",
"*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this"
},
"variants": {
"*yōʾmrû*": "said/spoke/thought/commanded",
"*ʾîš*": "man/each one/each to",
"*ʾāḥîw*": "his brother/kinsman",
"*ʾăḇāl*": "truly/indeed/but/however",
"*ʾăšēmîm*": "guilty/liable/responsible",
"*ʾāḥînû*": "our brother/kinsman",
"*rāʾînû*": "we saw/perceived/experienced",
"*ṣārat*": "distress/trouble/anguish of",
"*nap̄šô*": "his soul/self/life/person/desire",
"*hiṯḥannô*": "his pleading/begging/imploring",
"*šāmāʿnû*": "we heard/listened/obeyed",
"*bāʾāh*": "came/has come/arrived",
"*ṣārāh*": "distress/trouble/anguish",
"*zōʾṯ*": "this/this one"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Genesis.42.22",
"source": "וַיַּעַן֩ רְאוּבֵ֨ן אֹתָ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר הֲלוֹא֩ אָמַ֨רְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶ֧ם ׀ לֵאמֹ֛ר אַל־תֶּחֶטְא֥וּ בַיֶּ֖לֶד וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם וְגַם־דָּמ֖וֹ הִנֵּ֥ה נִדְרָֽשׁ׃",
"text": "And *yaʿan* *rəʾûḇēn* *ʾōṯām* *lēmōr*, *hălôʾ* *ʾāmartî* to-you *lēmōr*, not-*teḥeṭʾû* against-the-*yeled* and not *šəmaʿtem*; and-also-*dāmô* behold *niḏrāš*.",
"grammar": {
"*yaʿan*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he answered",
"*rəʾûḇēn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Reuben",
"*ʾōṯām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them",
"*lēmōr*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle - did not/have not",
"*ʾāmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said",
"*teḥeṭʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you sin",
"*yeled*": "noun, masculine singular - child/boy",
"*šəmaʿtem*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you heard/listened",
"*dāmô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his blood",
"*niḏrāš*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - being required/sought"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿan*": "answered/responded/replied",
"*lēmōr*": "saying/to say",
"*hălôʾ*": "did not/have not/is it not",
"*ʾāmartî*": "I said/spoke/commanded",
"*teḥeṭʾû*": "sin/offend/miss the mark",
"*yeled*": "child/boy/youth/son",
"*šəmaʿtem*": "you heard/listened/obeyed",
"*dāmô*": "his blood/bloodshed/bloodguilt",
"*niḏrāš*": "being required/sought/demanded/avenged"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Genesis.42.23",
"source": "וְהֵם֙ לֹ֣א יֽ͏ָדְע֔וּ כִּ֥י שֹׁמֵ֖עַ יוֹסֵ֑ף כִּ֥י הַמֵּלִ֖יץ בֵּינֹתָֽם׃",
"text": "And they not *yāḏʿû* that *šōmēaʿ* *yôsēp̄*; for the-*mēlîṣ* *bênōṯām*.",
"grammar": {
"*yāḏʿû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they knew",
"*šōmēaʿ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - hearing/understanding",
"*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph",
"*mēlîṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - interpreter/mediator",
"*bênōṯām*": "preposition with noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - between them"
},
"variants": {
"*yāḏʿû*": "knew/understood/perceived",
"*šōmēaʿ*": "hearing/listening/understanding",
"*mēlîṣ*": "interpreter/mediator/translator",
"*bênōṯām*": "between them/among them"
}
}