Genesis
Genesis 42:32
32We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We | אֲנַ֛חְנוּ | ’ă·naḥ·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| are twelve | שְׁנֵים־ | šə·nêm- | Number - md | H8147 two |
| brothers | אַחִ֖ים | ’a·ḥîm | Noun - masculine plural | H251 brother |
| sons | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of one father | אָבִ֑ינוּ | ’ā·ḇî·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| One | הָאֶחָ֣ד | hā·’e·ḥāḏ | Article; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| is no more | אֵינֶ֔נּוּ | ’ê·nen·nū | Adverb; third person masculine singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| and the youngest | וְהַקָּטֹ֥ן | wə·haq·qā·ṭōn | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| is now | הַיּ֛וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| with | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H854 with |
| our father | אָבִ֖ינוּ | ’ā·ḇî·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֥רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Canaan | כְּנָֽעַן׃ | kə·nā·‘an | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3667 Canaan |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.