Genesis

Genesis 42:13

¹³But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they answered	וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Your servants	עֲבָדֶ֨יךָ	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
are twelve	שְׁנֵ֣ים	šə·nêm	Number - md	H8147 two
brothers	אַחִ֧ים׀	’a·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H251 brother
the sons	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of one	אֶחָ֖ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
man	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנָ֑עַן	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
The youngest	הַקָּטֹ֤ן	haq·qā·ṭōn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
is now	הַיּ֔וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
our father	אָבִ֙ינוּ֙	’ā·ḇî·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H1 father
and one	וְהָאֶחָ֖ד	wə·hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
is no more	אֵינֶֽנּוּ׃	’ê·nen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought

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Genesis 37:30 · Genesis 42:32 · Genesis 44:20 · Genesis 43:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.