Genesis

Genesis 42:28

²⁸“My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.”

Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My silver	כַּסְפִּ֔י	kas·pî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3701 silver, money
has been returned	הוּשַׁ֣ב	hū·šaḇ	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
he said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his brothers	אֶחָיו֙	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
It is here	הִנֵּ֣ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
in my sack	בְאַמְתַּחְתִּ֑י	ḇə·’am·taḥ·tî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H572 sack
Their hearts	לִבָּ֗ם	lib·bām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
sank	וַיֵּצֵ֣א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
and trembling	וַיֶּֽחֶרְד֞וּ	way·ye·ḥer·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2729 tremble, be terrified
they turned to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
one	אִ֤ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
another	אָחִיו֙	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
and said	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is this	זֹּ֛את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
that God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has done	עָשָׂ֥ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to us	לָֽנוּ׃	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural

Cross-references

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Lamentations 3:37 · Isaiah 45:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.