Genesis
Genesis 43:15
15So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the men | הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| took | וַיִּקְח֤וּ | way·yiq·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| these | הַזֹּ֔את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| gifts | הַמִּנְחָ֣ה | ham·min·ḥāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4503 gift, tribute, offering |
| along with double | וּמִשְׁנֶה־ | ū·miš·neh- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4932 double, copy, second |
| the amount of silver | כֶּ֛סֶף | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| Benjamin as well | בִּנְיָמִ֑ן | bin·yā·min | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| Then they hurried down | וַיֵּרְד֣וּ | way·yê·rə·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| and stood | וַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּ | way·ya·‘am·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Joseph | יוֹסֵֽף׃ | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.