Genesis
Genesis 43:1–2
1Now the famine was still severe in the land. 2So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”
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Genesis 43:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now the famine | וְהָרָעָ֖ב | wə·hā·rā·‘āḇ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| was still severe | כָּבֵ֥ד | kā·ḇêḏ | Adjective - masculine singular | H3515 heavy |
| in the land | בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Genesis 43:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So when | כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| had eaten all | כִּלּוּ֙ | kil·lū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| the grain | הַשֶּׁ֔בֶר | haš·še·ḇer | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7668 corn, grain |
| they had brought | הֵבִ֖יאוּ | hê·ḇî·’ū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| from Egypt | מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם | mim·miṣ·rā·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| their father | אֲבִיהֶ֔ם | ’ă·ḇî·hem | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to them | אֲלֵיהֶם֙ | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| Go back | שֻׁ֖בוּ | šu·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| and buy | שִׁבְרוּ־ | šiḇ·rū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7666 buy grain |
| us | לָ֥נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| a little more | מְעַט־ | mə·‘aṭ- | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| food | אֹֽכֶל׃ | ’ō·ḵel | Noun - masculine singular | H400 food |
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Genesis 43:1 Genesis 12:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.