Genesis
Genesis 42:2
2“Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look | הִנֵּ֣ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| he added | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I have heard | שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי | šā·ma‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| there is | יֶשׁ־ | yeš- | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| grain | שֶׁ֖בֶר | še·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular | H7668 corn, grain |
| in Egypt | בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם | bə·miṣ·rā·yim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| Go down | רְדוּ־ | rə·ḏū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| there | שָׁ֙מָּה֙ | šām·māh | Adverb; third person feminine singular | H8033 there, thither |
| and buy | וְשִׁבְרוּ־ | wə·šiḇ·rū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7666 buy grain |
| some for us | לָ֣נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| so that we may live | וְנִחְיֶ֖ה | wə·niḥ·yeh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | H2421 live |
| and not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| die | נָמֽוּת׃ | nā·mūṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H4191 die |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.