Genesis

Genesis 43:8–9

8And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die— neither we, nor you, nor our children. 9I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.

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Genesis 43:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Judahיְהוּדָ֜הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his fatherאָבִ֗יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
Sendשִׁלְחָ֥הšil·ḥāhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH7971 send
the boyהַנַּ֛עַרhan·na·‘arArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5288 a shaking, scattering
with meאִתִּ֖י’it·tîPreposition; first person common singularH854 with
and we will go at onceוְנֵלֵ֑כָהwə·nê·lê·ḵāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralH1980 go, come, walk
so that we may liveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙wə·niḥ·yehConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common pluralH2421 live
and notוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
dieנָמ֔וּתnā·mūṯVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH4191 die
neither weאֲנַ֥חְנוּ’ă·naḥ·nūPronoun - first person common pluralH587 we
nor youאַתָּ֖ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
nor our childrenטַפֵּֽנוּ׃ṭap·pê·nūNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common pluralH2945 children

Genesis 43:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Iאָֽנֹכִי֙’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
will guarantee his safetyאֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔נּוּ’e·‘er·ḇen·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange
You may hold meתְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נּוּtə·ḇaq·šen·nūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH1245 seek
personally responsibleמִיָּדִ֖יmî·yā·ḏîPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH3027 hand
Ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
I do notלֹ֨אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
bring him backהֲבִיאֹתִ֤יוhă·ḇî·’ō·ṯîwVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
and set himוְהִצַּגְתִּ֣יוwə·hiṣ·ṣaḡ·tîwConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH3322 set, place
before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָlə·p̄ā·ne·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH6440 face, before
then may Iלְךָ֖lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
bear the guilt before youוְחָטָ֥אתִֽיwə·ḥā·ṭā·ṯîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH2398 miss
all my lifeכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all

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Genesis 43:8 Genesis 42:2 · Deuteronomy 33:6

Genesis 43:9 Genesis 42:37 · Philemon 1:18–19 · Genesis 44:32–33 · Hebrews 7:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.