Genesis
Genesis 42:15
15And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And this is how | בְּזֹ֖את | bə·zōṯ | Preposition-b; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| you will be tested | תִּבָּחֵ֑נוּ | tib·bā·ḥê·nū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H974 examine, try |
| As surely as Pharaoh | פַרְעֹה֙ | p̄ar·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| lives | חֵ֤י | ḥê | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2416 alive, living |
| you shall not | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| leave | תֵּצְא֣וּ | tê·ṣə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| this | מִזֶּ֔ה | miz·zeh | Preposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| place unless | כִּ֧י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| your youngest | הַקָּטֹ֖ן | haq·qā·ṭōn | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| brother | אֲחִיכֶ֥ם | ’ă·ḥî·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| comes | בְּב֛וֹא | bə·ḇō·w | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| here | הֵֽנָּה׃ | hên·nāh | Adverb | H2008 hither |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.