Genesis

Genesis 42:33

³³Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the man	הָאִישׁ֙	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who is lord	אֲדֹנֵ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H113 lord
of the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to us	אֵלֵ֗ינוּ	’ê·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H413 motion to
This is how	בְּזֹ֣את	bə·zōṯ	Preposition-b; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
I will know	אֵדַ֔ע	’ê·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
whether	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַתֶּ֑ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are honest	כֵנִ֖ים	ḵê·nîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3651 right, veritable, honest
Leave	הַנִּ֣יחוּ	han·nî·ḥū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5117 rest
one	הָֽאֶחָד֙	hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
brother	אֲחִיכֶ֤ם	’ă·ḥî·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H251 brother
with me	אִתִּ֔י	’it·tî	Preposition; first person common singular	H854 with
take	קְח֥וּ	qə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3947 take
food to relieve the hunger	רַעֲב֥וֹן	ra·‘ă·ḇō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7459 hunger, lack of food, famine
of your households	בָּתֵּיכֶ֖ם	bāt·tê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1004 house
and go	וָלֵֽכוּ׃	wā·lê·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk

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Genesis 42:19–20 · Genesis 42:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.