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"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Genesis.44.18",
"source": "וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ אֵלָ֜יו יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיֹּאמֶר֮ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִי֒ יְדַבֶּר־נָ֨א עַבְדְּךָ֤ דָבָר֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י וְאַל־יִ֥חַר אַפְּךָ֖ בְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י כָמ֖וֹךָ כְּפַרְעֹֽה׃",
"text": "And *wayyiggaš* to him *ʾēlāyw* *yəhûdâ* and *wayyōʾmer* Oh *bî* my lord *ʾădōnî* let speak *yədabber*-please *nāʾ* your servant *ʿabdəkā* a word *dābār* in *bəʾoznê* my lord *ʾădōnî* and do not *wəʾal*-let be kindled *yiḥar* your anger *ʾappəkā* against *bəʿabdekā* for *kî* like you *kāmôkā* like *kəparʿōh*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiggaš*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he approached",
"*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*bî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - please/in me",
"*ʾădōnî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my lord",
"*yədabber*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular jussive - let speak",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please",
"*ʿabdəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant",
"*dābār*": "masculine singular noun - a word",
"*bəʾoznê*": "preposition + feminine dual construct - in ears of",
"*ʾădōnî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my lord",
"*wəʾal*": "waw-conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yiḥar*": "Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let be kindled",
"*ʾappəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your anger",
"*bəʿabdekā*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - against your servant",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for",
"*kāmôkā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - like you",
"*kəparʿōh*": "preposition + proper noun - like Pharaoh"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyiggaš*": "approached/came near/drew near",
"*bî*": "Oh/Please/I pray",
"*yədabber*": "let speak/may speak/speak",
"*nāʾ*": "please/I pray",
"*ʿabdəkā*": "your servant/your slave",
"*dābār*": "a word/something",
"*bəʾoznê*": "in the ears of/in the hearing of",
"*yiḥar*": "be kindled/burn/be angry",
"*ʾappəkā*": "your anger/your wrath/your nose",
"*kāmôkā*": "like you/as you are",
"*kəparʿōh*": "like Pharaoh/as Pharaoh/equal to Pharaoh"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Genesis.44.19",
"source": "אֲדֹנִ֣י שָׁאַ֔ל אֶת־עֲבָדָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר הֲיֵשׁ־לָכֶ֥ם אָ֖ב אוֹ־אָֽח׃",
"text": "My lord *ʾădōnî* *šāʾal* *ʾet*-his servants *ʿăbādāyw* *lēʾmōr* have *hăyēš*-you *lākem* a father *ʾāb* or *ʾô*-a brother *ʾāḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾădōnî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my lord",
"*šāʾal*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - asked",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿăbādāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his servants",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*hăyēš*": "interrogative + existential particle - is there",
"*lākem*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - to you",
"*ʾāb*": "masculine singular noun - a father",
"*ʾô*": "conjunction - or",
"*ʾāḥ*": "masculine singular noun - a brother"
},
"variants": {
"*šāʾal*": "asked/inquired/questioned",
"*ʿăbādāyw*": "his servants/his slaves",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/by saying",
"*hăyēš*": "do you have/is there to you"
}
}
20{
"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"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Genesis.44.21",
"source": "וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ הוֹרִדֻ֖הוּ אֵלָ֑י וְאָשִׂ֥ימָה עֵינִ֖י עָלָֽיו׃",
"text": "And *wattōʾmer* to *ʾel*-your servants *ʿăbādeykā* bring him down *hôrīduhû* to me *ʾēlāy* and let me set *wəʾāśîmâ* my eye *ʿênî* upon him *ʿālāyw*",
"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",
"*hôrīduhû*": "Hiphil imperative, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - bring him down",
"*ʾēlāy*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*wəʾāśîmâ*": "waw-conjunction + Qal cohortative, 1st person singular - and let me set",
"*ʿênî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my eye",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon him"
},
"variants": {
"*wattōʾmer*": "and you said/and you told",
"*ʿăbādeykā*": "your servants/your slaves",
"*hôrīduhû*": "bring him down/bring him/have him come down",
"*wəʾāśîmâ ʿênî ʿālāyw*": "that I may set my eye upon him/that I may see him/that I may look upon him"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Genesis.44.22",
"source": "וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֔י לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל הַנַּ֖עַר לַעֲזֹ֣ב אֶת־אָבִ֑יו וְעָזַ֥ב אֶת־אָבִ֖יו וָמֵֽת׃",
"text": "And *wannōʾmer* to *ʾel*-my lord *ʾădōnî* not *lōʾ*-is able *yûkal* the *hannaʿar* to leave *laʿăzōb* *ʾet*-his father *ʾābîw* and if he leaves *wəʿāzab* *ʾet*-his father *ʾābîw* he will die *wāmēt*",
"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",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yûkal*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he is able",
"*hannaʿar*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the young man/lad",
"*laʿăzōb*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to leave",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾābîw*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his father",
"*wəʿāzab*": "waw-conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and if he leaves",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾābîw*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his father",
"*wāmēt*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will die"
},
"variants": {
"*yûkal*": "is able/can/could",
"*hannaʿar*": "the young man/the lad/the boy",
"*laʿăzōb*": "to leave/to forsake/to abandon",
"*wəʿāzab*": "and if he leaves/and should he leave/were he to leave",
"*wāmēt*": "he will die/he would die/he might die"
}
}