14{
"verseID": "Genesis.44.14",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֨א יְהוּדָ֤ה וְאֶחָיו֙ בֵּ֣יתָה יוֹסֵ֔ף וְה֖וּא עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ שָׁ֑ם וַיִּפְּל֥וּ לְפָנָ֖יו אָֽרְצָה׃",
"text": "And *wayyābōʾ* *yəhûdâ* and his *wəʾeḥāyw* to house of *bêtâ* *yôsēp* and he *wəhûʾ* still *ʿôdennû* *šām* and *wayyippəlû* before *ləpānāyw* *ʾārṣâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyābōʾ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he came",
"*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*wəʾeḥāyw*": "waw-conjunction + masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his brothers",
"*bêtâ*": "masculine singular noun with directional heh - to house of",
"*yôsēp*": "proper noun - Joseph",
"*wəhûʾ*": "waw-conjunction + 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - and he",
"*ʿôdennû*": "adverb with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - still he",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*wayyippəlû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they fell",
"*ləpānāyw*": "preposition + masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - before him",
"*ʾārṣâ*": "feminine singular noun with directional heh - to the ground"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyābōʾ*": "came/entered/arrived",
"*wəʾeḥāyw*": "and his brothers/and his siblings",
"*bêtâ*": "to house of/to the house of",
"*ʿôdennû*": "still he/yet he/he was still",
"*wayyippəlû*": "fell/threw themselves/prostrated themselves",
"*ləpānāyw*": "before him/in front of him/in his presence",
"*ʾārṣâ*": "to the ground/to the earth/down"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Genesis.44.15",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ יוֹסֵ֔ף מָֽה־הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם הֲל֣וֹא יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם כִּֽי־נַחֵ֧שׁ יְנַחֵ֛שׁ אִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר כָּמֹֽנִי׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to them *lāhem* *yôsēp* what *mâ*-the *hammaʿăśeh* the *hazzeh* which *ʾăšer* you have done *ʿăśîtem* did not *hălôʾ* you know *yədaʿtem* that *kî*-*naḥēš* *yənaḥēš* a man *ʾîš* who *ʾăšer* is like me *kāmōnî*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*yôsēp*": "proper noun - Joseph",
"*mâ*": "interrogative - what",
"*hammaʿăśeh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the deed",
"*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative adjective, masculine singular - this",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*ʿăśîtem*": "Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have done",
"*hălôʾ*": "interrogative + negative particle - did not",
"*yədaʿtem*": "Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you knew",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that",
"*naḥēš*": "Piel infinitive absolute - divining",
"*yənaḥēš*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - divines",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - a man",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/that",
"*kāmōnî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - like me"
},
"variants": {
"*hammaʿăśeh*": "the deed/the act/the action",
"*ʿăśîtem*": "you have done/you did/you have committed",
"*yədaʿtem*": "you knew/you know/did you not know",
"*naḥēš yənaḥēš*": "surely divines/definitely practices divination/certainly uses for omens",
"*ʾîš*": "a man/a person/someone",
"*kāmōnî*": "like me/such as I/as I am"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "Genesis.44.16",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָ֗ה מַה־נֹּאמַר֙ לַֽאדֹנִ֔י מַה־נְּדַבֵּ֖ר וּמַה־נִּצְטַדָּ֑ק הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים מָצָא֙ אֶת־עֲוֺ֣ן עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ הִנֶּ֤נּוּ עֲבָדִים֙ לַֽאדֹנִ֔י גַּם־אֲנַ֕חְנוּ גַּ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־נִמְצָ֥א הַגָּבִ֖יעַ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *yəhûdâ* what *mah*-shall we say *nnōʾmar* to my lord *laʾdōnî* what *mah*-shall we speak *nnədabbēr* and what *ûmah*-shall we justify ourselves *nniṣṭaddāq* the *hāʾĕlōhîm* has found *māṣāʾ* *ʾet*-*ʿăwōn* your *ʿăbādeykā* behold us *hinnennû* *ʿăbādîm* to my lord *laʾdōnî* also *gam*-we *ʾănaḥnû* also *gam* he in whose *ʾăšer*-*nimṣāʾ* the *haggābîaʿ* in *bəyādô*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*mah*": "interrogative - what",
"*nnōʾmar*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural - we will say",
"*laʾdōnî*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - to my lord",
"*mah*": "interrogative - what",
"*nnədabbēr*": "Piel imperfect, 1st person common plural - we will speak",
"*ûmah*": "waw-conjunction + interrogative - and what",
"*nniṣṭaddāq*": "Hitpael imperfect, 1st person common plural - we will justify ourselves",
"*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - God",
"*māṣāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has found",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿăwōn*": "masculine singular construct - iniquity of",
"*ʿăbādeykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servants",
"*hinnennû*": "interjection with 1st person common plural suffix - behold us",
"*ʿăbādîm*": "masculine plural noun - servants/slaves",
"*laʾdōnî*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - to my lord",
"*gam*": "adverb - also",
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "1st person common plural pronoun - we",
"*gam*": "adverb - also",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/that",
"*nimṣāʾ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - was found",
"*haggābîaʿ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the cup",
"*bəyādô*": "preposition + feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his hand"
},
"variants": {
"*nnōʾmar*": "shall we say/can we say/what can we say",
"*nnədabbēr*": "shall we speak/can we speak/what can we speak",
"*nniṣṭaddāq*": "shall we justify ourselves/how can we prove our innocence/how can we clear ourselves",
"*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "God/the God",
"*māṣāʾ*": "has found/has discovered/has uncovered",
"*ʿăwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment for iniquity",
"*hinnennû*": "behold us/here we are",
"*ʿăbādîm*": "servants/slaves/bondmen",
"*nimṣāʾ*": "was found/was discovered",
"*bəyādô*": "in his hand/in his possession"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Genesis.44.17",
"source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר חָלִ֣ילָה לִּ֔י מֵעֲשׂ֖וֹת זֹ֑את הָאִ֡ישׁ אֲשֶׁר֩ נִמְצָ֨א הַגָּבִ֜יעַ בְּיָד֗וֹ ה֚וּא יִהְיֶה־לִּ֣י עָ֔בֶד וְאַתֶּ֕ם עֲל֥וּ לְשָׁל֖וֹם אֶל־אֲבִיכֶֽם׃ פ",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* far be it *ḥālîlâ* to me *lî* from *mēʿăśôt* *zōʾt* the *hāʾîš* whom *ʾăšer* *nimṣāʾ* the *haggābîaʿ* in *bəyādô* he *hûʾ* shall be *yihyeh*-to me *lî* *ʿābed* and you *wəʾattem* go up *ʿălû* in *ləšālôm* to *ʾel*-your father *ʾăbîkem*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*ḥālîlâ*": "interjection - far be it",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*mēʿăśôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - from doing",
"*zōʾt*": "feminine singular demonstrative - this",
"*hāʾîš*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the man",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/whom",
"*nimṣāʾ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - was found",
"*haggābîaʿ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the cup",
"*bəyādô*": "preposition + feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his hand",
"*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he",
"*yihyeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*ʿābed*": "masculine singular noun - slave/servant",
"*wəʾattem*": "waw-conjunction + 2nd person masculine plural pronoun - and you",
"*ʿălû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - go up",
"*ləšālôm*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - in peace",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*ʾăbîkem*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your father"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥālîlâ*": "far be it/God forbid/perish the thought",
"*mēʿăśôt*": "from doing/to do",
"*zōʾt*": "this/this thing",
"*nimṣāʾ*": "was found/was discovered",
"*haggābîaʿ*": "the cup/the goblet/the bowl",
"*bəyādô*": "in his hand/in his possession",
"*yihyeh*": "will be/shall become",
"*ʿābed*": "slave/servant/bondman",
"*ʿălû*": "go up/ascend/return",
"*ləšālôm*": "in peace/to peace/with peace"
}
}