Genesis

Genesis 42:5

⁵So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the sons	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
were among	בְּת֣וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
those who	הַבָּאִ֑ים	hab·bā·’îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
came	וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to buy grain	לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר	liš·bōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7666 buy grain
since	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the famine	הָרָעָ֖ב	hā·rā·‘āḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
had	הָיָ֥ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to 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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.