Genesis 44:20

biblecontext

{ "verseID": "Genesis.44.20", "source": "וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֔י יֶשׁ־לָ֙נוּ֙ אָ֣ב זָקֵ֔ן וְיֶ֥לֶד זְקֻנִ֖ים קָטָ֑ן וְאָחִ֨יו מֵ֜ת וַיִּוָּתֵ֨ר ה֧וּא לְבַדּ֛וֹ לְאִמּ֖וֹ וְאָבִ֥יו אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *wannōʾmer* to *ʾel*-my lord *ʾădōnî* we have *yeš*-*lānû* a father *ʾāb* *zāqēn* and a child *wəyeled* of *zəqunîm* *qāṭān* and his brother *wəʾāḥîw* is dead *mēt* and *wayyiwwātēr* he *hûʾ* alone *ləbaddô* to his mother *ləʾimmô* and his father *wəʾābîw* loves *ʾăhēbô* him", "grammar": { "*wannōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural - and we said", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to", "*ʾădōnî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my lord", "*yeš*": "existential particle - there is", "*lānû*": "preposition with 1st person common plural suffix - to us", "*ʾāb*": "masculine singular noun - a father", "*zāqēn*": "masculine singular adjective - old", "*wəyeled*": "waw-conjunction + masculine singular noun - and a child", "*zəqunîm*": "masculine plural noun - old age", "*qāṭān*": "masculine singular adjective - small/young", "*wəʾāḥîw*": "waw-conjunction + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his brother", "*mēt*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is dead", "*wayyiwwātēr*": "waw-consecutive + Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he was left", "*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he", "*ləbaddô*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - by himself", "*ləʾimmô*": "preposition + feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his mother", "*wəʾābîw*": "waw-conjunction + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his father", "*ʾăhēbô*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - loves him" }, "variants": { "*zāqēn*": "old/aged/elderly", "*yeled zəqunîm*": "child of old age/son of his old age/child born in his old age", "*qāṭān*": "small/young/little", "*mēt*": "is dead/has died/is deceased", "*wayyiwwātēr*": "was left/remained", "*ləbaddô*": "alone/by himself/only", "*ʾăhēbô*": "loves him/loves/is fond of him" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֔י יֶשׁ־לָ֙נוּ֙ אָ֣ב זָקֵ֔ן וְיֶ֥לֶד זְקֻנִ֖ים קָטָ֑ן וְאָחִ֨יו מֵ֜ת וַיִּוָּתֵ֨ר ה֧וּא לְבַדּ֛וֹ לְאִמּ֖וֹ וְאָבִ֥יו אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And wannōʾmer to ʾel-my lord ʾădōnî we have yeš-lānû a father ʾāb zāqēn and a child wəyeled of zəqunîm qāṭān and his brother wəʾāḥîw is dead mēt and wayyiwwātēr he hûʾ alone ləbaddô to his mother ləʾimmô and his father wəʾābîw loves ʾăhēbô him

Grammar Details

• *wannōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural - and we said
• *ʾel*: preposition - to
• *ʾădōnî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my lord
• *yeš*: existential particle - there is
• *lānû*: preposition with 1st person common plural suffix - to us
• *ʾāb*: masculine singular noun - a father
• *zāqēn*: masculine singular adjective - old
• *wəyeled*: waw-conjunction + masculine singular noun - and a child
• *zəqunîm*: masculine plural noun - old age
• *qāṭān*: masculine singular adjective - small/young
• *wəʾāḥîw*: waw-conjunction + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his brother
• *mēt*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is dead
• *wayyiwwātēr*: waw-consecutive + Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he was left
• *hûʾ*: 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he
• *ləbaddô*: preposition + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - by himself
• *ləʾimmô*: preposition + feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his mother
• *wəʾābîw*: waw-conjunction + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his father
• *ʾăhēbô*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - loves him

Word Meanings

• *zāqēn*: old/aged/elderly
• *yeled zəqunîm*: child of old age/son of his old age/child born in his old age
• *qāṭān*: small/young/little
• *mēt*: is dead/has died/is deceased
• *wayyiwwātēr*: was left/remained
• *ləbaddô*: alone/by himself/only
• *ʾăhēbô*: loves him/loves/is fond of him

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And we answered my lord, 'We have an aged father, and there is a young son born to him in his old age. His brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves him.'"

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old a, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And we said{H559} unto my lord,{H113} We have{H3426} a father,{H1} an old man,{H2205} and a child{H3206} of his old age,{H2208} a little one;{H6996} and his brother{H251} is dead,{H4191} and he alone is left{H3498} of his mother;{H517} and his father{H1} loveth{H157} him.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And we said{H559}{(H8799)} unto my lord{H113}, We have{H3426} a father{H1}, an old man{H2205}, and a child{H3206} of his old age{H2208}, a little one{H6996}; and his brother{H251} is dead{H4191}{(H8804)}, and he alone is left{H3498}{(H8735)} of his mother{H517}, and his father{H1} loveth{H157}{(H8804)} him.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And we answered my lord we haue a father that is old and a yonge lad which he begat in his age: ad the brother of the sayde lad is dead and he is all that is left of that mother. And his father loueth him.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then answered we: We haue a father, which is olde, and a yonge lad begotten in his age, and his brother is deed, & he is left alone of his mother, and his father loueth him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And we answered my Lorde, We haue a father that is olde, and a young childe, which he begate in his age: and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loueth him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And we aunswered my lorde: we haue a father that is olde, and a young lad, which he begat in his age: and the brother of the sayd lad is dead, and he is all that is left of his mother, and his father loueth him.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  We said to my lord, 'We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and we say unto my lord, We have a father, an aged one, and a child of old age, a little one; and his brother died, and he is left alone of his mother, and his father hath loved him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loveth him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loveth him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And we said to my lord, We have an old father and a young child, whom he had when he was old; his brother is dead and he is the only son of his mother, and is very dear to his father.

• World English Bible (2000)

  We said to my lord, 'We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  We said to my lord,‘We have an aged father, and there is a young boy who was born when our father was old. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

Referenced Verses

• Gen 37:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Genesis.37.3", "source": "וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָהַ֤ב אֶת־יוֹסֵף֙ מִכָּל־בָּנָ֔יו כִּֽי־בֶן־זְקֻנִ֥ים ה֖וּא ל֑וֹ וְעָ֥שָׂה ל֖וֹ כְּתֹ֥נֶת פַּסִּֽים׃", "text": "And *yiśrāʾēl* *ʾāhaḇ* *ʾeṯ*-*yôsēp̄* more than all-his *bānāyw* because-*ben*-*zəqunîm* he to him; and *wə-ʿāśâ* for him *kəṯōneṯ* *passîm*", "grammar": { "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Israel' (Jacob's other name)", "*ʾāhaḇ*": "verb, perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'loved'", "*bānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his sons'", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'son of'", "*zəqunîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'old age'", "*wə-ʿāśâ*": "waw-consecutive with perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he made'", "*kəṯōneṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'tunic/coat of'", "*passîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'colorful/long sleeves/ornamental'" }, "variants": { "*ben*-*zəqunîm*": "son of old age/child of his old age/late-born son", "*kəṯōneṯ* *passîm*": "coat of many colors/long-sleeved tunic/ornamental robe/special tunic" } }
• Gen 42:38 : 38 { "verseID": "Genesis.42.38", "source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא־יֵרֵ֥ד בְּנִ֖י עִמָּכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־אָחִ֨יו מֵ֜ת וְה֧וּא לְבַדּ֣וֹ נִשְׁאָ֗ר וּקְרָאָ֤הוּ אָסוֹן֙ בַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֵּֽלְכוּ־בָ֔הּ וְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֧ם אֶת־שֵׂיבָתִ֛י בְּיָג֖וֹן שְׁאֽוֹלָה׃", "text": "And *wə-yōʾmer* not *yēreḏ* my son with you; for his brother is *mēṯ* and he alone *nišʾār*, and *qərāʾāhû* *ʾāsôn* in the *děrěḵ* which you will *tēlḵû* in it, and you will *wəhôraḏtěm* *ʾěṯ* my *śêḇāṯî* in *yāḡôn* to *šəʾôlāh*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*yēreḏ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will go down", "*mēṯ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he died/is dead", "*nišʾār*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he is left/remained", "*qərāʾāhû*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it will meet/befall him", "*ʾāsôn*": "noun, masculine singular - harm/calamity/disaster", "*děrěḵ*": "noun, feminine singular - way/road/journey", "*tēlḵû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will go/walk", "*wəhôraḏtěm*": "waw consecutive + hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you will bring down", "*ʾěṯ*": "direct object marker", "*śêḇāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st common singular suffix - my gray hair/old age", "*yāḡôn*": "noun, masculine singular - sorrow/grief", "*šəʾôlāh*": "noun, feminine singular + directional hey - to Sheol/the grave" }, "variants": { "*lōʾ-yēreḏ*": "he shall not go down/will not go/must not go", "*mēṯ*": "is dead/has died/passed away", "*ləḇaddô*": "by himself/alone/only him", "*nišʾār*": "is left/has remained/is the only one left", "*qərāʾāhû ʾāsôn*": "harm will befall him/disaster will strike him/calamity will happen to him", "*wəhôraḏtěm*": "you will bring down/send down/cause to descend", "*śêḇāṯî*": "my gray hair/my old age/me in my old age", "*bəyāḡôn*": "in sorrow/with grief/mourning", "*šəʾôlāh*": "to Sheol/to the grave/to the realm of the dead" } }
• Gen 43:7-8 : 7 { "verseID": "Genesis.43.7", "source": "וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ שָׁא֣וֹל שָֽׁאַל־הָ֠אִישׁ לָ֣נוּ וּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּ לֵאמֹ֗ר הַע֨וֹד אֲבִיכֶ֥ם חַי֙ הֲיֵ֣שׁ לָכֶ֣ם אָ֔ח וַנַ֨גֶּד־ל֔וֹ עַל־פִּ֖י הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה הֲיָד֣וֹעַ נֵדַ֔ע כִּ֣י יֹאמַ֔ר הוֹרִ֖ידוּ אֶת־אֲחִיכֶֽם׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmərû* *šāʾôl šāʾal*-the *ʾîš* about us and about our *môladtēnû* *lēʾmōr*: *haʿôd* your *ʾăbîkem* *ḥay* *hăyēš* to you *ʾāḥ*; and *wannagged*-to him according to-*pî* the *dəbārîm* the *ʾēlleh*. *hăyādôaʿ nēdaʿ* that he would *yōʾmar*: *hôrîdû* *ʾet*-your *ʾăḥîkem*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmərû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they said", "*šāʾôl šāʾal*": "qal infinitive absolute + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he surely asked", "*hāʾîš*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the man", "*lānû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - about us", "*ûləmôladtēnû*": "conjunction + preposition + feminine singular noun + 1st person plural suffix - and about our birth/family", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying", "*haʿôd*": "interrogative particle + adverb - is still", "*ʾăbîkem*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your father", "*ḥay*": "adjective masculine singular - alive", "*hăyēš*": "interrogative particle + particle of existence - is there", "*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you", "*ʾāḥ*": "masculine singular noun - brother", "*wannagged*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 1st person plural - and we told", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*ʿal-pî*": "preposition + construct form of masculine noun - according to", "*haddəbārîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the words", "*hāʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative plural adjective - these", "*hăyādôaʿ nēdaʿ*": "interrogative particle + qal infinitive absolute + qal imperfect 1st person plural - could we possibly know", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he would say", "*hôrîdû*": "hiphil imperative masculine plural - bring down", "*ʾet-ʾăḥîkem*": "direct object marker + masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your brother" }, "variants": { "*šāʾôl šāʾal*": "surely asked/thoroughly inquired/strictly questioned", "*môladtēnû*": "our birth/our kindred/our family", "*haʿôd*": "is still/does still", "*ḥay*": "alive/living", "*hăyēš*": "is there/do you have", "*ʿal-pî*": "according to/by the mouth of/as directed by", "*hăyādôaʿ nēdaʿ*": "could we possibly know/how could we have known", "*hôrîdû*": "bring down/take down" } } 8 { "verseID": "Genesis.43.8", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוּדָ֜ה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל אָבִ֗יו שִׁלְחָ֥ה הַנַּ֛עַר אִתִּ֖י וְנָק֣וּמָה וְנֵלֵ֑כָה וְנִֽחְיֶה֙ וְלֹ֣א נָמ֔וּת גַּם־אֲנַ֥חְנוּ גַם־אַתָּ֖ה גַּם־טַפֵּֽנוּ׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *yəhûdâ* to-*yiśrāʾēl* his *ʾābîw*: *šilḥâ* the *naʿar* with me and *wənāqûmâ* and *wənēlēkâ* and *wəniḥyeh* and not *nāmût*, also-we also-you also-our *ṭappēnû*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah", "*ʾel-yiśrāʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - to Israel", "*ʾābîw*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father", "*šilḥâ*": "qal imperative masculine singular + paragogic he - send", "*hannaʿar*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the young man/lad", "*ʾittî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - with me", "*wənāqûmâ*": "conjunction + qal cohortative 1st person plural - and let us arise", "*wənēlēkâ*": "conjunction + qal cohortative 1st person plural - and let us go", "*wəniḥyeh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st person plural - and we will live", "*wəlōʾ nāmût*": "conjunction + negative particle + qal imperfect 1st person plural - and we will not die", "*gam-ʾănaḥnû*": "adverb + 1st person plural pronoun - also we", "*gam-ʾattâ*": "adverb + 2nd masculine singular pronoun - also you", "*gam-ṭappēnû*": "adverb + masculine singular noun + 1st person plural suffix - also our little ones" }, "variants": { "*naʿar*": "young man/lad/boy/servant", "*šilḥâ*": "send/let go", "*nāqûmâ*": "let us arise/stand up", "*nēlēkâ*": "let us go/walk/travel", "*niḥyeh*": "we will live/survive", "*ṭappēnû*": "our little ones/our children/our families" } }
• Gen 44:27-30 : 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" } }
• Gen 46:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Genesis.46.21", "source": "וּבְנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֗ן בֶּ֤לַע וָבֶ֙כֶר֙ וְאַשְׁבֵּ֔ל גֵּרָ֥א וְנַעֲמָ֖ן אֵחִ֣י וָרֹ֑אשׁ מֻפִּ֥ים וְחֻפִּ֖ים וָאָֽרְדְּ׃", "text": "And-sons-of *Binyāmîn*: *Belaʿ* and-*Beḵer* and-*ʾAšbēl*, *Gērāʾ* and-*Naʿămān*, *ʾĒḥî* and-*Rōʾš*, *Muppîm* and-*Ḥuppîm* and-*ʾĀrd*.", "grammar": { "*Binyāmîn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Benjamin'", "*Belaʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Bela'", "*Beḵer*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Becher'", "*ʾAšbēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Ashbel'", "*Gērāʾ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Gera'", "*Naʿămān*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Naaman'", "*ʾĒḥî*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Ehi'", "*Rōʾš*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Rosh'", "*Muppîm*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Muppim'", "*Ḥuppîm*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Huppim'", "*ʾĀrd*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Ard'" }, "variants": {} }
• Gen 49:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Genesis.49.8", "source": "יְהוּדָ֗ה אַתָּה֙ יוֹד֣וּךָ אַחֶ֔יךָ יָדְךָ֖ בְּעֹ֣רֶף אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ לְךָ֖ בְּנֵ֥י אָבִֽיךָ", "text": "*yəhûdāh* *ʾattāh* *yôdûkā* *ʾaḥeykā* *yādəkā* in-*ʿōrep* *ʾōybeykā* *yištaḥăwû* to-you *bənê* *ʾābîkā*", "grammar": { "*yəhûdāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Judah", "*ʾattāh*": "personal pronoun 2nd masculine singular - you", "*yôdûkā*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - they will praise you", "*ʾaḥeykā*": "noun masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brothers", "*yādəkā*": "noun feminine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*ʿōrep*": "noun masculine singular construct - neck of", "*ʾōybeykā*": "Qal participle masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your enemies", "*yištaḥăwû*": "Hishtaphel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will bow down", "*bənê*": "noun masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ʾābîkā*": "noun masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father" }, "variants": { "*yôdûkā*": "they will praise/thank/acknowledge you", "*ʿōrep*": "neck/back of neck", "*yištaḥăwû*": "they will bow down/prostrate themselves/worship" } }
• Luke 7:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Luke.7.12", "source": "Ὡς δὲ ἤγγισεν τῇ πύλῃ τῆς πόλεως, καὶ ἰδού, ἐξεκομίζετο τεθνηκώς, υἱὸς μονογενὴς τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτὴ ἦν χήρα: καὶ ὄχλος τῆς πόλεως ἱκανὸς ἦν σὺν αὐτῇ.", "text": "*Hōs de ēngisen tē pylē tēs poleōs, kai idou, exekomizeto tethnēkōs, huios monogenēs tē mētri autou, kai autē ēn chēra: kai ochlos tēs poleōs hikanos ēn syn autē*.", "grammar": { "*Hōs*": "temporal conjunction - when/as", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but/now", "*ēngisen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - drew near/approached", "*tē pylē*": "dative, feminine, singular - to the gate", "*tēs poleōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the city", "*kai idou*": "conjunction + interjection - and behold", "*exekomizeto*": "imperfect passive indicative, 3rd singular - was being carried out", "*tethnēkōs*": "perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having died/dead", "*huios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - son", "*monogenēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - only-begotten/only", "*tē mētri*": "dative, feminine, singular - to/for the mother", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his", "*kai autē*": "conjunction + nominative, feminine, singular - and she", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was", "*chēra*": "nominative, feminine, singular - widow", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*ochlos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - crowd", "*tēs poleōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the city", "*hikanos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - considerable/large", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was", "*syn autē*": "preposition + dative - with her" }, "variants": { "*ēngisen*": "drew near/approached/came close to", "*pylē*": "gate/entrance", "*exekomizeto*": "was being carried out/was being brought out for burial", "*tethnēkōs*": "having died/dead/deceased", "*monogenēs*": "only-begotten/only/unique", "*chēra*": "widow/bereaved woman" } }
• Gen 37:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Genesis.37.19", "source": "וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֑יו הִנֵּ֗ה בַּ֛עַל הַחֲלֹמ֥וֹת הַלָּזֶ֖ה בָּֽא׃", "text": "And *wə-yōʾmərû* *ʾîš* to-his *ʾāḥîw*: *hinnê* *baʿal* the *ha-ḥălōmôṯ* *hal-lāzê* comes", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmərû*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they said'", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - 'man/each man'", "*ʾāḥîw*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his brother'", "*hinnê*": "demonstrative particle - 'behold'", "*baʿal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'master/owner of'", "*ha-ḥălōmôṯ*": "definite article with noun, masculine plural - 'the dreams'", "*hal-lāzê*": "definite article with demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - 'this/that'" }, "variants": { "*baʿal* *ha-ḥălōmôṯ*": "master of dreams/dreamer/owner of dreams" } }
• Gen 37:33-35 : 33 { "verseID": "Genesis.37.33", "source": "וַיַּכִּירָ֤הּ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ כְּתֹ֣נֶת בְּנִ֔י חַיָּ֥ה רָעָ֖ה אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ טָרֹ֥ף טֹרַ֖ף יוֹסֵֽף׃", "text": "And *wə-yakkîrāh* and *wə-yōʾmer*: *kəṯōneṯ* my *bənî* *ḥayyâ* *rāʿâ* *ʾăḵālāṯhû*; *ṭārōp̄* *ṭōrap̄* *yôsēp̄*", "grammar": { "*wə-yakkîrāh*": "waw-consecutive with hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - 'and he recognized it'", "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'", "*kəṯōneṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'tunic/coat of'", "*bənî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - 'my son'", "*ḥayyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'beast/animal'", "*rāʿâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - 'evil/harmful'", "*ʾăḵālāṯhû*": "verb, perfect 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'has devoured him'", "*ṭārōp̄*": "infinitive absolute - 'torn'", "*ṭōrap̄*": "pual perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'he has been torn'" }, "variants": { "*ṭārōp̄* *ṭōrap̄*": "surely torn to pieces/certainly mangled/utterly devoured" } } 34 { "verseID": "Genesis.37.34", "source": "וַיִּקְרַ֤ע יַעֲקֹב֙ שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו וַיָּ֥שֶׂם שַׂ֖ק בְּמָתְנָ֑יו וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל עַל־בְּנ֖וֹ יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃", "text": "And *wə-yiqraʿ* *yaʿăqōḇ* his *śiməlōṯāyw* and *wə-yāśem* *śaq* on his *bə-māṯnāyw*; and *wə-yiṯʾabbēl* for-his *ʿal-bənô* *yāmîm* *rabbîm*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiqraʿ*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he tore'", "*yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jacob'", "*śiməlōṯāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his garments'", "*wə-yāśem*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he put'", "*śaq*": "noun, masculine singular - 'sackcloth'", "*bə-māṯnāyw*": "preposition with noun, dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'on his loins'", "*wə-yiṯʾabbēl*": "waw-consecutive with hitpael imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he mourned'", "*ʿal-bənô*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'for his son'", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'days'", "*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - 'many'" }, "variants": { "*śaq*": "sackcloth/rough cloth/garment of mourning", "*māṯnāyw*": "loins/waist/hips" } } 35 { "verseID": "Genesis.37.35", "source": "וַיָּקֻמוּ֩ כָל־בָּנָ֨יו וְכָל־בְּנֹתָ֜יו לְנַחֲמ֗וֹ וַיְמָאֵן֙ לְהִתְנַחֵ֔ם וַיֹּ֕אמֶר כִּֽי־אֵרֵ֧ד אֶל־בְּנִ֛י אָבֵ֖ל שְׁאֹ֑לָה וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ אֹת֖וֹ אָבִֽיו׃", "text": "And *wə-yāqumû* all-his *kāl-bānāyw* and all-his *wə-ḵāl-bənōṯāyw* *lə-naḥămô*, and *wə-yəmāʾēn* *lə-hiṯnaḥēm* and *wə-yōʾmer*: For *kî*-I will go down *ʾērēḏ* to-my *ʾel-bənî* *ʾāḇēl* *šəʾōlâ*; and *wə-yēḇək* *ʾōṯô* his *ʾāḇîw*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāqumû*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they arose'", "*kāl-bānāyw*": "noun, masculine singular construct with noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'all his sons'", "*wə-ḵāl-bənōṯāyw*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular construct with noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and all his daughters'", "*lə-naḥămô*": "preposition with piel infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'to comfort him'", "*wə-yəmāʾēn*": "waw-consecutive with piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he refused'", "*lə-hiṯnaḥēm*": "preposition with hitpael infinitive construct - 'to be comforted'", "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'", "*kî*": "conjunction - 'for/because'", "*ʾērēḏ*": "qal imperfect 1st common singular - 'I will go down'", "*ʾel-bənî*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - 'to my son'", "*ʾāḇēl*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'mourning'", "*šəʾōlâ*": "noun, feminine singular with directional heh - 'to Sheol'", "*wə-yēḇək*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he wept'", "*ʾōṯô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'for him'", "*ʾāḇîw*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his father'" }, "variants": { "*šəʾōlâ*": "to Sheol/to the grave/to the realm of the dead", "*ʾāḇēl*": "mourning/in mourning/grieving" } }
• Gen 42:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Genesis.42.13", "source": "וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂר֩ עֲבָדֶ֨יךָ אַחִ֧ים ׀ אֲנַ֛חְנוּ בְּנֵ֥י אִישׁ־אֶחָ֖ד בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וְהִנֵּ֨ה הַקָּטֹ֤ן אֶת־אָבִ֙ינוּ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם וְהָאֶחָ֖ד אֵינֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmĕrû*: Twelve *ʿăbādeykā* *ʾaḥîm* *ʾănaḥnû* *bĕnê* *ʾîš*-one in *ʾereṣ* *kĕnāʿan*, and *hinnēh* *haqqāṭōn* with-*ʾābînû* *hayyôm*, and *hāʾeḥād* *ʾênennu*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmĕrû*": "waw-consecutive qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they said", "*ʿăbādeykā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servants", "*ʾaḥîm*": "noun, masculine plural - brothers", "*ʾănaḥnû*": "pronoun, 1st common plural - we", "*bĕnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*kĕnāʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan", "*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/look", "*haqqāṭōn*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the youngest", "*ʾābînû*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st plural suffix - our father", "*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day/today", "*hāʾeḥād*": "definite article + number, masculine singular - the one", "*ʾênennu*": "particle of negation with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he is not" }, "variants": { "*haqqāṭōn*": "youngest/smallest" } }
• Gen 42:36 : 36 { "verseID": "Genesis.42.36", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ יַעֲקֹ֣ב אֲבִיהֶ֔ם אֹתִ֖י שִׁכַּלְתֶּ֑ם יוֹסֵ֤ף אֵינֶ֙נּוּ֙ וְשִׁמְע֣וֹן אֵינֶ֔נּוּ וְאֶת־בִּנְיָמִ֣ן תִּקָּ֔חוּ עָלַ֖י הָי֥וּ כֻלָּֽנָה׃", "text": "And *wə-yōʾmer* to them *yaʿăqōḇ* their father, me you have *šikkaltěm*; *yôsēp̄* is not, and *šimʿôn* is not, and *wə-ʾět-binyāmīn* you will take; upon me *hāyû* all of them.", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob", "*šikkaltěm*": "piel perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you have bereaved/made childless", "*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph", "*šimʿôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Simeon", "*wə-ʾět-binyāmīn*": "waw conjunction + direct object marker + proper noun - and Benjamin", "*tִּkāḥû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will take", "*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were/have been", "*kullānāh*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd feminine plural suffix - all of them" }, "variants": { "*šikkaltěm*": "you have bereaved me/made me childless/deprived me of children", "*ʾêněnnû*": "he is not/is no more/is gone", "*tִּkāḥû*": "you will take/are taking/want to take", "*ʿālay*": "upon me/against me/to my detriment", "*hāyû kullānāh*": "all these things have happened to me/all these troubles have come upon me" } }
• Gen 35:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Genesis.35.18", "source": "וַיְהִ֞י בְּצֵ֤את נַפְשָׁהּ֙ כִּ֣י מֵ֔תָה וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ בֶּן־אוֹנִ֑י וְאָבִ֖יו קָֽרָא־ל֥וֹ בִנְיָמִֽין׃", "text": "And *wayȇhî* in *bȇṣēʾt* her *nafšāh* as *kî* she *mētâ*, and *wattiqrāʾ* his *šȇmô* *ben-ʾônî*, and his *wȇʾābîw* *qārāʾ-lô* *binyāmîn*.", "grammar": { "*wayȇhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was", "*bȇṣēʾt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - in departing", "*nafšāh*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her soul", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/that", "*mētâ*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - she died", "*wattiqrāʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she called", "*šȇmô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name", "*ben-ʾônî*": "masculine singular construct noun + masculine singular noun - son of my sorrow", "*wȇʾābîw*": "waw consecutive + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his father", "*qārāʾ-lô*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - called him", "*binyāmîn*": "proper noun - Benjamin" }, "variants": { "*bȇṣēʾt nafšāh*": "in the departing of her soul/as her life was leaving/as she was dying", "*mētâ*": "she died/she was dying", "*ben-ʾônî*": "son of my sorrow/son of my suffering/son of my pain", "*binyāmîn*": "Benjamin/son of the right hand/son of the south" } }