Genesis

Genesis 42:9–14

⁹Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

¹⁰“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food. ¹¹We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”

¹²“No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

¹³But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”

¹⁴Then Joseph declared, “Just as I said, you are spies!

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Genesis 42:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֔ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
remembered	וַיִּזְכֹּ֣ר	way·yiz·kōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2142 remember
his dreams	הַחֲלֹמ֔וֹת	ha·ḥă·lō·mō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2472 dream
about them	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
You	אַתֶּ֔ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are spies	מְרַגְּלִ֣ים	mə·rag·gə·lîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H7270 foot it, go about
You have come	בָּאתֶֽם׃	bā·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to see	לִרְא֛וֹת	lir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
if our land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
vulnerable	עֶרְוַ֥ת	‘er·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6172 nakedness, pudenda

Genesis 42:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Not so	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
my lord	אֲדֹנִ֑י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
they replied	וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Your servants	וַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָ	wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
have come	בָּ֖אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to buy	לִשְׁבָּר־	liš·bār-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7666 buy grain
food	אֹֽכֶל׃	’ō·ḵel	Noun - masculine singular	H400 food

Genesis 42:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We	נָ֑חְנוּ	nā·ḥə·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H5168 we
are all	כֻּלָּ֕נוּ	kul·lā·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H3605 the whole, all
sons	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of one	אֶחָ֖ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
man	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
Your servants	עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
are	הָי֥וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
honest	כֵּנִ֣ים	kê·nîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3651 right, veritable, honest
not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
spies	מְרַגְּלִֽים׃	mə·rag·gə·lîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H7270 foot it, go about

Genesis 42:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	לֹ֕א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
he told	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	אֲלֵהֶ֑ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
You have come	בָּאתֶ֥ם	bā·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to see	לִרְאֽוֹת׃	lir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
if our land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
vulnerable	עֶרְוַ֥ת	‘er·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6172 nakedness, pudenda

Genesis 42:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they answered	וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Your servants	עֲבָדֶ֨יךָ	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
are twelve	שְׁנֵ֣ים	šə·nêm	Number - md	H8147 two
brothers	אַחִ֧ים׀	’a·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H251 brother
the sons	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of one	אֶחָ֖ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
man	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנָ֑עַן	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
The youngest	הַקָּטֹ֤ן	haq·qā·ṭōn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
is now	הַיּ֔וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
our father	אָבִ֙ינוּ֙	’ā·ḇî·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H1 father
and one	וְהָאֶחָ֖ד	wə·hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
is no more	אֵינֶֽנּוּ׃	’ê·nen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought

Genesis 42:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Joseph	יוֹסֵ֑ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
declared	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Just as I said	דִּבַּ֧רְתִּי	dib·bar·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
you	אַתֶּֽם׃	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are spies	מְרַגְּלִ֥ים	mə·rag·gə·lîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H7270 foot it, go about

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Genesis 42:10 Genesis 37:8

Genesis 42:11 Genesis 42:19 · 2 Corinthians 6:4

Genesis 42:13 Genesis 37:30 · Genesis 42:32 · Genesis 44:20 · Genesis 43:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.