Genesis

Genesis 42:21

²¹Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then they said	וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
one	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
another	אָחִ֗יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
Surely	אֲבָל֮	’ă·ḇāl	Adverb	H61 verily, of a truth
we	אֲנַחְנוּ֮	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
are being punished	אֲשֵׁמִ֣ים׀	’ă·šê·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H818 guilty
because of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
our brother	אָחִינוּ֒	’ā·ḥî·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H251 brother
We saw	רָאִ֜ינוּ	rā·’î·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H7200 see
his	נַפְשׁ֛וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
anguish	צָרַ֥ת	ṣā·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6869 id.
when he pleaded	בְּהִתְחַֽנְנ֥וֹ	bə·hiṯ·ḥan·nōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
with us	אֵלֵ֖ינוּ	’ê·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H413 motion to
but we would not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	שָׁמָ֑עְנוּ	šā·mā·‘ə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H8085 hear
That is why	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
this	הַזֹּֽאת׃	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
distress	הַצָּרָ֖ה	haṣ·ṣā·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
has come	בָּ֣אָה	bā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
upon us	אֵלֵ֔ינוּ	’ê·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H413 motion to

Cross-references

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Hosea 5:15 · Job 36:8–9 · Genesis 37:23–28 · Mark 9:43–45 · James 2:13 · Matthew 7:2 · Proverbs 24:11–12 · 1 Kings 17:18 · Numbers 32:23 · Jeremiah 2:19 · 1 John 1:9 · Luke 16:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.