23 {
"verseID": "Genesis.44.23",
"source": "וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ אִם־לֹ֥א יֵרֵ֛ד אֲחִיכֶ֥ם הַקָּטֹ֖ן אִתְּכֶ֑ם לֹ֥א תֹסִפ֖וּן לִרְא֥וֹת פָּנָֽי׃",
"text": "And *wattōʾmer* to *ʾel*-your servants *ʿăbādeykā* if *ʾim*-not *lōʾ* comes down *yērēd* your brother *ʾăḥîkem* the *haqqāṭōn* with you *ʾittəkem* not *lōʾ* you shall continue *tōsîpûn* to see *lirʾôt* my face *pānāy*",
"grammar": {
"*wattōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you said",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*ʿăbādeykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servants",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yērēd*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - comes down",
"*ʾăḥîkem*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your brother",
"*haqqāṭōn*": "definite article + masculine singular adjective - the youngest",
"*ʾittəkem*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - with you",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*tōsîpûn*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural + paragogic nun - you shall continue",
"*lirʾôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to see",
"*pānāy*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my face"
},
"variants": {
"*wattōʾmer*": "and you said/and you told",
"*ʿăbādeykā*": "your servants/your slaves",
"*yērēd*": "comes down/descends",
"*ʾăḥîkem haqqāṭōn*": "your youngest brother/your little brother",
"*tōsîpûn*": "you shall continue/you shall add/you shall do again",
"*lirʾôt pānāy*": "to see my face/to appear before me/to be in my presence"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Genesis.44.24",
"source": "וַיְהִי֙ כִּ֣י עָלִ֔ינוּ אֶֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֖ אָבִ֑י וַנַּ֨גֶּד־ל֔וֹ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃",
"text": "And *wayəhî* when *kî* we went up *ʿālînû* to *ʾel*-your servant *ʿabdəkā* my father *ʾābî* and *wannagged*-to him *lô* *ʾēt* the words of *dibrê* my lord *ʾădōnî*",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it came to pass",
"*kî*": "conjunction - when",
"*ʿālînû*": "Qal perfect, 1st person common plural - we went up",
"*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",
"*wannagged*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 1st person common plural - and we told",
"*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*dibrê*": "masculine plural construct - words of",
"*ʾădōnî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my lord"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "and it came to pass/and it happened/it was",
"*ʿālînû*": "we went up/we returned/we came",
"*ʿabdəkā*": "your servant/your slave",
"*wannagged*": "and we told/and we reported/and we related",
"*dibrê*": "words of/statements of/matters of"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Genesis.44.25",
"source": "וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָבִ֑ינוּ שֻׁ֖בוּ שִׁבְרוּ־לָ֥נוּ מְעַט־אֹֽכֶל׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* our father *ʾābînû* return *šūbû* buy *šibrû*-for us *lānû* a little *məʿaṭ*-*ʾōkel*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾābînû*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person common plural suffix - our father",
"*šūbû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - return",
"*šibrû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - buy",
"*lānû*": "preposition with 1st person common plural suffix - for us",
"*məʿaṭ*": "masculine singular adjective - a little",
"*ʾōkel*": "masculine singular noun - food"
},
"variants": {
"*šūbû*": "return/go back/go again",
"*šibrû*": "buy/purchase/get",
"*məʿaṭ*": "a little/small amount of",
"*ʾōkel*": "food/grain/provisions"
}
}
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"
}
}