Genesis

Genesis 42:7

⁷And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked.

“From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when Joseph	יוֹסֵ֛ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
saw	וַיַּ֥רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
his brothers	אֶחָ֖יו	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
he recognized them	וַיַּכִּרֵ֑ם	way·yak·ki·rêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5234 regard, recognize
but he treated them as strangers	וַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨ר	way·yiṯ·nak·kêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5234 regard, recognize
and spoke	וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
harshly	קָשׁ֗וֹת	qā·šō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H7186 hard, severe
to them	אִתָּ֣ם	’it·tām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H854 with
Where	מֵאַ֣יִן	mê·’a·yin	Preposition-m; Adverb	H370 whence?
have you come from	בָּאתֶ֔ם	bā·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
he asked	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
From the land	מֵאֶ֥רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנַ֖עַן	kə·na·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
they replied	וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to buy	לִשְׁבָּר־	liš·bār-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7666 buy grain
food	אֹֽכֶל׃	’ō·ḵel	Noun - masculine singular	H400 food

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.