14 {
"verseID": "Genesis.45.14",
"source": "וַיִּפֹּ֛ל עַל־צַוְּארֵ֥י בִנְיָמִֽן־אָחִ֖יו וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן בָּכָ֖ה עַל־צַוָּארָֽיו׃",
"text": "*Wayyippōl* *ʿal-ṣawwərê* *Ḇinyāmin-ʾāḥîw* *wayyēḇkə* *ûḇinyāmin* *bāḵāh* *ʿal-ṣawwārāyw*",
"grammar": {
"וַיִּפֹּ֛ל": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he fell'",
"עַל־צַוְּארֵ֥י": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct - 'upon the neck of'",
"בִנְיָמִֽן־אָחִ֖יו": "proper noun + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'Benjamin his brother'",
"וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he wept'",
"וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן": "conjunction + proper noun - 'and Benjamin'",
"בָּכָ֖ה": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'wept'",
"עַל־צַוָּארָֽיו": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'upon his neck'"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyippōl*": "and he fell, and he threw himself",
"*ṣawwərê*": "neck of, shoulders of",
"*ʾāḥîw*": "his brother",
"*wayyēḇkə*": "and he wept, and he cried",
"*bāḵāh*": "wept, cried",
"*ṣawwārāyw*": "his neck, his shoulders"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Genesis.45.15",
"source": "וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ק לְכָל־אֶחָ֖יו וַיֵּ֣בְךְּ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְאַ֣חֲרֵי כֵ֔ן דִּבְּר֥וּ אֶחָ֖יו אִתּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*Waynaššēq* *ləḵāl-ʾeḥāyw* *wayyēḇkə* *ʿălêhem* wə-*ʾaḥărê* *ḵēn* *dibbərû* *ʾeḥāyw* *ʾittô*",
"grammar": {
"וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ק": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he kissed'",
"לְכָל־אֶחָ֖יו": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct + noun masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'all his brothers'",
"וַיֵּ֣בְךְּ": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he wept'",
"עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'upon them'",
"וְאַ֣חֲרֵי": "conjunction + preposition - 'and after'",
"כֵ֔ן": "adverb - 'thus/so'",
"דִּבְּר֥וּ": "Piel perfect 3rd common plural - 'spoke'",
"אֶחָ֖יו": "noun masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his brothers'",
"אִתּֽוֹ": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'with him'"
},
"variants": {
"*waynaššēq*": "and he kissed, and he embraced",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "his brothers",
"*wayyēḇkə*": "and he wept, and he cried",
"*ʿălêhem*": "upon them, over them",
"*ʾaḥărê*": "after, following",
"*ḵēn*": "thus, so, in this manner",
"*dibbərû*": "they spoke, they talked",
"*ʾittô*": "with him"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Genesis.45.16",
"source": "וְהַקֹּ֣ל נִשְׁמַ֗ע בֵּ֤ית פַּרְעֹה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּ֖אוּ אֲחֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה וּבְעֵינֵ֖י עֲבָדָֽיו׃",
"text": "Wə-*haqqōl* *nišmaʿ* *bêt* *parʿōh* *lēʾmōr* *bāʾû* *ʾăḥê* *Yôsēp̄* *wayyîṭaḇ* *bəʿênê* *p̄arʿōh* *ûḇəʿênê* *ʿăḇāḏāyw*",
"grammar": {
"וְהַקֹּ֣ל": "conjunction + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'and the news/report'",
"נִשְׁמַ֗ע": "Niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'was heard'",
"בֵּ֤ית": "noun masculine singular construct - 'house of'",
"פַּרְעֹה֙": "proper noun - 'Pharaoh'",
"לֵאמֹ֔ר": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - 'saying'",
"בָּ֖אוּ": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - 'have come'",
"אֲחֵ֣י": "noun masculine plural construct - 'brothers of'",
"יוֹסֵ֑ף": "proper noun - 'Joseph'",
"וַיִּיטַב֙": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and it was good'",
"בְּעֵינֵ֣י": "preposition + noun feminine dual construct - 'in the eyes of'",
"פַרְעֹ֔ה": "proper noun - 'Pharaoh'",
"וּבְעֵינֵ֖י": "conjunction + preposition + noun feminine dual construct - 'and in the eyes of'",
"עֲבָדָֽיו": "noun masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his servants'"
},
"variants": {
"*haqqōl*": "the voice, the sound, the report, the news",
"*nišmaʿ*": "was heard, was reported",
"*bêt*": "house of, household of, palace of",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying, to say",
"*bāʾû*": "they came, they have arrived",
"*ʾăḥê*": "brothers of",
"*wayyîṭaḇ*": "and it was good, and it pleased",
"*bəʿênê*": "in the eyes of, in the sight of",
"*ʿăḇāḏāyw*": "his servants, his officials"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Genesis.45.17",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף אֱמֹ֥ר אֶל־אַחֶ֖יךָ זֹ֣את עֲשׂ֑וּ טַֽעֲנוּ֙ אֶת־בְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔ם וּלְכוּ־בֹ֖אוּ אַ֥רְצָה כְּנָֽעַן׃",
"text": "*Wayyōʾmer* *parʿōh* *ʾel-Yôsēp̄* *ʾĕmōr* *ʾel-ʾaḥeḵā* *zōʾt* *ʿăśû* *ṭaʿănû* *ʾet-bəʿîrḵem* *ûləḵû-ḇōʾû* *ʾarṣāh* *kənāʿan*",
"grammar": {
"וַיֹּ֤אמֶר": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'",
"פַּרְעֹה֙": "proper noun - 'Pharaoh'",
"אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף": "preposition + proper noun - 'to Joseph'",
"אֱמֹ֥ר": "Qal imperative masculine singular - 'say'",
"אֶל־אַחֶ֖יךָ": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'to your brothers'",
"זֹ֣את": "demonstrative pronoun feminine singular - 'this'",
"עֲשׂ֑וּ": "Qal imperative masculine plural - 'do'",
"טַֽעֲנוּ֙": "Qal imperative masculine plural - 'load'",
"אֶת־בְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔ם": "direct object marker + noun feminine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - 'your beasts'",
"וּלְכוּ־בֹ֖אוּ": "conjunction + Qal imperative masculine plural + Qal imperative masculine plural - 'and go, come'",
"אַ֥רְצָה": "noun feminine singular + directional ה - 'to the land of'",
"כְּנָֽעַן": "proper noun - 'Canaan'"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "and he said, and he spoke",
"*ʾĕmōr*": "say, tell, speak",
"*ʾaḥeḵā*": "your brothers",
"*zōʾt*": "this, this thing",
"*ʿăśû*": "do, perform",
"*ṭaʿănû*": "load, burden, lade",
"*bəʿîrḵem*": "your beasts, your animals, your pack animals",
"*ûləḵû-ḇōʾû*": "and go, come; go and enter",
"*ʾarṣāh*": "to the land of, toward the land of"
}
}