Genesis 43:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Israel said, Why did you deal so wrongfully with me, as to tell the man whether you had yet a brother?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לָמָ֥ה הֲרֵעֹתֶ֖ם לִ֑י לְהַגִּ֣יד לָאִ֔ישׁ הַע֥וֹד לָכֶ֖ם אָֽח׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer yiśrāʾēl: lāmâ hărēʿōtem to me, to ləhaggîd to the ʾîš haʿôd to you ʾāḥ

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *lāmâ*: interrogative preposition - why
• *hărēʿōtem*: hiphil perfect 2nd masculine plural - you have done evil/harmed
• *lî*: preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me
• *ləhaggîd*: preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to tell
• *lāʾîš*: preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - to the man
• *haʿôd*: interrogative particle + adverb - whether still
• *lākem*: preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you
• *ʾāḥ*: masculine singular noun - brother

Word Meanings

• *hărēʿōtem*: you did evil to/you harmed/you treated badly
• *ləhaggîd*: to tell/to declare/to inform
• *haʿôd*: whether still/is there still

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Israel said, “Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man that you had another brother?”

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Israel{H3478} said,{H559} Wherefore dealt ye so ill{H7489} with me, as to tell{H5046} the man{H376} whether ye had yet a brother?{H251}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Israel{H3478} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Wherefore dealt ye so ill{H7489}{(H8689)} with me, as to tell{H5046}{(H8687)} the man{H376} whether ye had yet a brother{H251}?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Israell sayde: wherfore delt ye so cruelly with me as to tell the man that ye had yet another brother?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Israel sayde: Wherfore haue ye done this euell vnto me, to tell ye man, that ye had yet a brother?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Israel sayd, Wherefore delt ye so euill with me, as to tell the man, whether ye had yet a brother or no?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Israel sayd: wherefore dealt ye so cruelly with me, as to tell the man that ye had yet a brother?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye [so] ill with me, [as] to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Israel said, "Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Israel saith, `Why did ye evil to me, by declaring to the man that ye had yet a brother?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they said, The man put a number of questions to us about ourselves and our family, saying, Is your father still living? have you another brother? And we had to give him answers; how were we to have any idea that he would say, Come back with your brother?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Israel said, "Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Israel said,“Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man you had one more brother?”