Genesis
Genesis 42:34
34But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But bring | וְ֠הָבִיאוּ | wə·hā·ḇî·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| your youngest | הַקָּטֹן֮ | haq·qā·ṭōn | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| brother | אֲחִיכֶ֣ם | ’ă·ḥî·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| back to me | אֵלַי֒ | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| so I will know | וְאֵֽדְעָ֗ה | wə·’ê·ḏə·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | אַתֶּ֔ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| are not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| spies | מְרַגְּלִים֙ | mə·rag·gə·lîm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H7270 foot it, go about |
| but | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| honest men | כֵנִ֖ים | ḵê·nîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| Then I will give | אֶתֵּ֣ן | ’et·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| your brother | אֲחִיכֶם֙ | ’ă·ḥî·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| back to you | לָכֶ֔ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| and you can trade | תִּסְחָֽרוּ׃ | tis·ḥā·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5503 travel round, palpitate |
| in the land | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.