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"
}
}