26{
"verseID": "Genesis.44.26",
"source": "וַנֹּ֕אמֶר לֹ֥א נוּכַ֖ל לָרֶ֑דֶת אִם־יֵשׁ֩ אָחִ֨ינוּ הַקָּטֹ֤ן אִתָּ֙נוּ֙ וְיָרַ֔דְנוּ כִּי־לֹ֣א נוּכַ֗ל לִרְאוֹת֙ פְּנֵ֣י הָאִ֔ישׁ וְאָחִ֥ינוּ הַקָּטֹ֖ן אֵינֶ֥נּוּ אִתָּֽנוּ׃",
"text": "And *wannōʾmer* not *lōʾ* we can *nûkal* go down *lāredet* if *ʾim*-is *yēš* our brother *ʾāḥînû* the *haqqāṭōn* with us *ʾittānû* then we will go down *wəyāradnû* for *kî*-not *lōʾ* we can *nûkal* see *lirʾôt* the face of *pənê* the *hāʾîš* and our brother *wəʾāḥînû* the *haqqāṭōn* is not *ʾênennû* with us *ʾittānû*",
"grammar": {
"*wannōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural - and we said",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*nûkal*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural - we can",
"*lāredet*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to go down",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*yēš*": "existential particle - there is",
"*ʾāḥînû*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person common plural suffix - our brother",
"*haqqāṭōn*": "definite article + masculine singular adjective - the youngest",
"*ʾittānû*": "preposition with 1st person common plural suffix - with us",
"*wəyāradnû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 1st person common plural - then we will go down",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*nûkal*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural - we can",
"*lirʾôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to see",
"*pənê*": "masculine plural construct - face of",
"*hāʾîš*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the man",
"*wəʾāḥînû*": "waw-conjunction + masculine singular noun with 1st person common plural suffix - and our brother",
"*haqqāṭōn*": "definite article + masculine singular adjective - the youngest",
"*ʾênennû*": "negative particle with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he is not",
"*ʾittānû*": "preposition with 1st person common plural suffix - with us"
},
"variants": {
"*nûkal*": "we can/we are able/we could",
"*lāredet*": "to go down/to descend/to travel",
"*ʾāḥînû haqqāṭōn*": "our youngest brother/our little brother",
"*wəyāradnû*": "then we will go down/we will go down/then we will travel",
"*lirʾôt pənê*": "to see the face of/to appear before/to be in the presence of",
"*hāʾîš*": "the man/the person",
"*ʾênennû*": "he is not/is not"
}
}
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"
}
}
31{
"verseID": "Genesis.44.31",
"source": "וְהָיָ֗ה כִּרְאוֹת֛וֹ כִּי־אֵ֥ין הַנַּ֖עַר וָמֵ֑ת וְהוֹרִ֨ידוּ עֲבָדֶ֜יךָ אֶת־שֵׂיבַ֨ת עַבְדְּךָ֥ אָבִ֛ינוּ בְּיָג֖וֹן שְׁאֹֽלָה׃",
"text": "And it will be *wəhāyâ* when he sees *kirʾôtô* that *kî*-is not *ʾên* the *hannaʿar* he will die *wāmēt* and your servants *wəhôrîdû* *ʿăbādeykā* *ʾet*-*śêbat* your servant *ʿabdəkā* our father *ʾābînû* in grief *bəyāgôn* to *šəʾōlâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wəhāyâ*": "waw-conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be",
"*kirʾôtô*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - when he sees",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that",
"*ʾên*": "negative particle - is not",
"*hannaʿar*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the young man",
"*wāmēt*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will die",
"*wəhôrîdû*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural - and they will bring down",
"*ʿăbādeykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servants",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*śêbat*": "feminine singular construct - gray hair of",
"*ʿabdəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant",
"*ʾābînû*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person common plural suffix - our father",
"*bəyāgôn*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - in grief",
"*šəʾōlâ*": "feminine singular noun with directional heh - to Sheol"
},
"variants": {
"*wəhāyâ*": "and it will be/and it will happen/then",
"*kirʾôtô*": "when he sees/as he sees/upon his seeing",
"*hannaʿar*": "the young man/the lad/the boy",
"*wāmēt*": "he will die/he would die",
"*wəhôrîdû*": "and they will bring down/and will bring down",
"*ʿăbādeykā*": "your servants/your slaves",
"*śêbat*": "gray hair of/old age of/gray head of",
"*ʿabdəkā*": "your servant/your slave",
"*bəyāgôn*": "in grief/with sorrow/in anguish",
"*šəʾōlâ*": "to Sheol/to the grave/to the realm of the dead"
}
}
32{
"verseID": "Genesis.44.32",
"source": "כִּ֤י עַבְדְּךָ֙ עָרַ֣ב אֶת־הַנַּ֔עַר מֵעִ֥ם אָבִ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם־לֹ֤א אֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְחָטָ֥אתִי לְאָבִ֖י כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃",
"text": "For *kî* your servant *ʿabdəkā* *ʿārab* *ʾet*-the *hannaʿar* from *mēʿim* my father *ʾābî* *lēʾmōr* if *ʾim*-not *lōʾ* I bring him *ʾăbîʾennû* to you *ʾēleykā* then I shall bear the guilt *wəḥāṭāʾtî* to my father *ləʾābî* all *kol*-the days *hayyāmîm*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for",
"*ʿabdəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant",
"*ʿārab*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - became surety for",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*hannaʿar*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the young man",
"*mēʿim*": "preposition + preposition - from with",
"*ʾābî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my father",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ʾăbîʾennû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I bring him",
"*ʾēleykā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*wəḥāṭāʾtî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 1st person singular - then I shall bear the guilt",
"*ləʾābî*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - to my father",
"*kol*": "masculine singular construct - all of",
"*hayyāmîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the days"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿabdəkā*": "your servant/your slave",
"*ʿārab*": "became surety for/pledged himself for/guaranteed",
"*hannaʿar*": "the young man/the lad/the boy",
"*mēʿim*": "from with/from",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying",
"*ʾăbîʾennû*": "I bring him/I return him",
"*wəḥāṭāʾtî*": "then I shall bear the guilt/then I shall have sinned/then I shall be at fault",
"*kol-hayyāmîm*": "all the days/forever/always"
}
}
33{
"verseID": "Genesis.44.33",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה יֵֽשֶׁב־נָ֤א עַבְדְּךָ֙ תַּ֣חַת הַנַּ֔עַר עֶ֖בֶד לַֽאדֹנִ֑י וְהַנַּ֖עַר יַ֥עַל עִם־אֶחָֽיו׃",
"text": "And now *wəʿattâ* let remain *yēšeb*-please *nāʾ* your servant *ʿabdəkā* instead of *taḥat* the *hannaʿar* as *ʿebed* to my lord *laʾdōnî* and let the *wəhannaʿar* go up *yaʿal* with *ʿim*-his brothers *ʾeḥāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*wəʿattâ*": "waw-conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*yēšeb*": "Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let remain",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please",
"*ʿabdəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant",
"*taḥat*": "preposition - instead of",
"*hannaʿar*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the young man",
"*ʿebed*": "masculine singular noun - slave/servant",
"*laʾdōnî*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - to my lord",
"*wəhannaʿar*": "waw-conjunction + definite article + masculine singular noun - and the young man",
"*yaʿal*": "Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let go up",
"*ʿim*": "preposition - with",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brothers"
},
"variants": {
"*wəʿattâ*": "and now/so now/therefore now",
"*yēšeb*": "let remain/may stay/abide",
"*nāʾ*": "please/I pray",
"*ʿabdəkā*": "your servant/your slave",
"*taḥat*": "instead of/in place of",
"*hannaʿar*": "the young man/the lad/the boy",
"*ʿebed*": "slave/servant/bondman",
"*laʾdōnî*": "to my lord/as my lord's",
"*yaʿal*": "go up/return/go back",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "his brothers/his siblings"
}
}
34{
"verseID": "Genesis.44.34",
"source": "כִּי־אֵיךְ֙ אֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה אֶל־אָבִ֔י וְהַנַּ֖עַר אֵינֶ֣נּוּ אִתִּ֑י פֶּ֚ן אֶרְאֶ֣ה בָרָ֔ע אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִמְצָ֖א אֶת־אָבִֽי׃",
"text": "For *kî*-how *ʾêk* shall I go up *ʾeʿĕleh* to *ʾel*-my father *ʾābî* and the *wəhannaʿar* is not *ʾênennû* with me *ʾittî* lest *pen* I see *ʾerʾeh* the evil *bārāʿ* which *ʾăšer* would find *yimṣāʾ* *ʾet*-my father *ʾābî*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for",
"*ʾêk*": "interrogative - how",
"*ʾeʿĕleh*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - shall I go up",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*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",
"*ʾittî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - with me",
"*pen*": "conjunction - lest",
"*ʾerʾeh*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I see",
"*bārāʿ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - the evil",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*yimṣāʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - would find",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾābî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my father"
},
"variants": {
"*kî-ʾêk*": "for how/how could/how can",
"*ʾeʿĕleh*": "shall I go up/could I go up/would I return",
"*hannaʿar*": "the young man/the lad/the boy",
"*ʾênennû*": "he is not/is not/not",
"*pen*": "lest/otherwise/for fear that",
"*ʾerʾeh bārāʿ*": "I see the evil/I witness the distress/I behold the harm",
"*yimṣāʾ*": "would find/will come upon/will overtake"
}
}