Genesis

Genesis 42:4

⁴But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm might befall him.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֖ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
send	שָׁלַ֥ח	šā·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
Joseph’s	יוֹסֵ֔ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
brother	אֲחִ֣י	’ă·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H251 brother
Benjamin	בִּנְיָמִין֙	bin·yā·mîn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1144 Binjamin
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
his brothers	אֶחָ֑יו	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he said	אָמַ֔ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I am afraid that	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
harm	אָסֽוֹן׃	’ā·sō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H611 mischief, evil, harm
might befall him	יִקְרָאֶ֖נּוּ	yiq·rā·’en·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7122 encounter, befall

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