Genesis
Genesis 42:36
36Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Their father | אֲבִיהֶ֔ם | ’ă·ḇî·hem | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֣ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to them | אֲלֵהֶם֙ | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| You have deprived me of my sons | שִׁכַּלְתֶּ֑ם | šik·kal·tem | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H7921 be bereaved |
| Joseph | יוֹסֵ֤ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| is gone | אֵינֶ֙נּוּ֙ | ’ê·nen·nū | Adverb; third person masculine singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| and Simeon | וְשִׁמְע֣וֹן | wə·šim·‘ō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8095 Shimon |
| is no more | אֵינֶ֔נּוּ | ’ê·nen·nū | Adverb; third person masculine singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| Now you want to take | תִּקָּ֔חוּ | tiq·qā·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| Benjamin | בִּנְיָמִ֣ן | bin·yā·min | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| Everything | כֻלָּֽנָה׃ | ḵul·lā·nāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| is going | הָי֥וּ | hā·yū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| against me | עָלַ֖י | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
Cross-references
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Genesis 43:14 · Romans 8:31 · Matthew 14:31 · Isaiah 38:10 · Romans 8:28 · Ecclesiastes 7:8 · Isaiah 27:9 · Isaiah 41:10 · 1 Samuel 27:1 · Isaiah 41:13–14 · Job 7:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.