Genesis

Genesis 42:19

¹⁹If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you	אַתֶּ֔ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are honest	כֵּנִ֣ים	kê·nîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3651 right, veritable, honest
leave one	אֶחָ֔ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of your brothers in custody	יֵאָסֵ֖ר	yê·’ā·sêr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
while the rest of you	וְאַתֶּם֙	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
go	לְכ֣וּ	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and take back	הָבִ֔יאוּ	hā·ḇî·’ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
grain	שֶׁ֖בֶר	še·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7668 corn, grain
to relieve the hunger	רַעֲב֥וֹן	ra·‘ă·ḇō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7459 hunger, lack of food, famine
of your households	בָּתֵּיכֶֽם׃	bāt·tê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1004 house

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.