Genesis
Genesis 44:20
20And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And we answered | וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | wan·nō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| We have | יֶשׁ־ | yeš- | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| an elderly | זָקֵ֔ן | zā·qên | Adjective - masculine singular | H2205 old |
| father | אָ֣ב | ’āḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H1 father |
| and a younger brother | קָטָ֑ן | qā·ṭān | Adjective - masculine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| the child | וְיֶ֥לֶד | wə·ye·leḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| of his old age | זְקֻנִ֖ים | zə·qu·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2208 old age |
| The boy’s brother | וְאָחִ֨יו | wə·’ā·ḥîw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| is dead | מֵ֜ת | mêṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| He | ה֧וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is the only | לְבַדּ֛וֹ | lə·ḇad·dōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H905 separation |
| one of his mother’s | לְאִמּ֖וֹ | lə·’im·mōw | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H517 mother |
| sons left | וַיִּוָּתֵ֨ר | way·yiw·wā·ṯêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3498 remain over |
| and his father | וְאָבִ֥יו | wə·’ā·ḇîw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| loves him | אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ | ’ă·hê·ḇōw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H157 love |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.