Genesis

Genesis 42:29

²⁹When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When they reached	וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
their father	אֲבִיהֶ֖ם	’ă·ḇî·hem	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֥ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
in the land	אַ֣רְצָה	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנָ֑עַן	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
they described	וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ	way·yag·gî·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5046 be conspicuous
to	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
him	אֵ֛ת	’êṯ	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that had happened to them	הַקֹּרֹ֥ת	haq·qō·rōṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H7136 encounter, meet, befall

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.