Genesis

Genesis 43:18

¹⁸But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the	הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֗ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
were frightened	וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ	way·yî·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3372 fear
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they had been taken	הֽוּבְאוּ֮	hū·ḇə·’ū	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Joseph’s	יוֹסֵף֒	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
We	אֲנַ֖חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
have been brought	מֽוּבָאִ֑ים	mū·ḇā·’îm	Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
here because of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the silver	הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙	hak·ke·sep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
that was returned	הַשָּׁ֤ב	haš·šāḇ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
in our bags	בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙	bə·’am·tə·ḥō·ṯê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural	H572 sack
the first time	בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה	bat·tə·ḥil·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8462 beginning
they said	וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
They intend	לְהִתְגֹּלֵ֤ל	lə·hiṯ·gō·lêl	Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H1556 roll, roll away
to overpower	וּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣ל	ū·lə·hiṯ·nap·pêl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H5307 fall, lie
us	עָלֵ֔ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
and take	וְלָקַ֧חַת	wə·lā·qa·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3947 take
us	אֹתָ֛נוּ	’ō·ṯā·nū	Direct object marker; first person common plural	H853 mark of the accusative
as slaves	לַעֲבָדִ֖ים	la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
along with	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
our donkeys	חֲמֹרֵֽינוּ׃	ḥă·mō·rê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H2543 heap

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