Genesis

Genesis 43:2

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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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.