Genesis

Genesis 42:22

²²And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Reuben	רְאוּבֵ֨ן	rə·’ū·ḇên	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7205 Reuben
responded	וַיַּעַן֩	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
Didn’t	הֲלוֹא֩	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
I tell	לֵאמֹ֗ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
you not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
to sin against	תֶּחֶטְא֥וּ	te·ḥeṭ·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2398 miss
the boy	בַיֶּ֖לֶד	ḇay·ye·leḏ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
But you would not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם	šə·ma‘·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H8085 hear
Now	הִנֵּ֥ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
we must account for	נִדְרָֽשׁ׃	niḏ·rāš	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H1875 resort to, seek
his blood	דָּמ֖וֹ	dā·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1818 blood

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