Genesis

Genesis 43:12

¹²Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Take	קְח֣וּ	qə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3947 take
double	מִשְׁנֶ֖ה	miš·neh	Noun - masculine singular	H4932 double, copy, second
the silver	וְכֶ֥סֶף	wə·ḵe·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
with you	בְיֶדְכֶ֑ם	ḇə·yeḏ·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3027 hand
so that	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
you may return	הַמּוּשָׁ֨ב	ham·mū·šāḇ	Article; Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
the silver	הַכֶּ֜סֶף	hak·ke·sep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
that was put back	תָּשִׁ֣יבוּ	tā·šî·ḇū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
into the mouths	בְּפִ֤י	bə·p̄î	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of your sacks	אַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם֙	’am·tə·ḥō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H572 sack
Perhaps	אוּלַ֥י	’ū·lay	Adverb	H194 peradventure, perhaps
it	הֽוּא׃	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was a mistake	מִשְׁגֶּ֖ה	miš·geh	Noun - masculine singular	H4870 mistake

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.