Genesis

Genesis 43:5

⁵But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you will not	אֵינְךָ֥	’ê·nə·ḵā	Adverb; second person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
send him	מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ	mə·šal·lê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H7971 send
we will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go	נֵרֵ֑ד	nê·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the man	הָאִ֞ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
told	אָמַ֤ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
us	אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙	’ê·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H413 motion to
You will not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	תִרְא֣וּ	ṯir·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7200 see
my face	פָנַ֔י	p̄ā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
again unless	בִּלְתִּ֖י	bil·tî	Preposition	H1115 not, except
your brother	אֲחִיכֶ֥ם	’ă·ḥî·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H251 brother
is with you	אִתְּכֶֽם׃	’it·tə·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H854 with

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.