Genesis 42:12

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.42.12", "source": "וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֑ם לֹ֕א כִּֽי־עֶרְוַ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ בָּאתֶ֥ם לִרְאֽוֹת׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to-them: No, for-*ʿerwat* *hāʾāreṣ* *bāʾtem* to-*lirʾôt*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʿerwat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - nakedness of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land", "*bāʾtem*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you have come", "*lirʾôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to see" }, "variants": { "*ʿerwat*": "nakedness/vulnerability/weakness" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֑ם לֹ֕א כִּֽי־עֶרְוַ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ בָּאתֶ֥ם לִרְאֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer to-them: No, for-ʿerwat hāʾāreṣ bāʾtem to-lirʾôt.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: waw-consecutive qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ʿerwat*: noun, feminine singular construct - nakedness of
• *hāʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land
• *bāʾtem*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you have come
• *lirʾôt*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to see

Word Meanings

• *ʿerwat*: nakedness/vulnerability/weakness

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But Joseph insisted, 'No! You have come to see the vulnerability of the land.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he said to them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land you have come.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayde vnto them: nay verely but euen to se where the land is weake is youre comynge.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He sayde vnto the: No, but ye are come to se where the lande is open.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But he saide vnto them, Nay, but yee are come to see the weakenes of the land.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde vnto them agayne: nay but euen to see where the lande is weake, is your comming.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to them, "No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he saith unto them, `No, but the nakedness of the land ye have come to see;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to them, No, but you have come to see how poor the land is.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to them, "No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land!"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “No,” he insisted,“but you have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”