Genesis

Genesis 44:23

²³But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But you said	וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
your servants	עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Unless	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
your younger	הַקָּטֹ֖ן	haq·qā·ṭōn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
brother	אֲחִיכֶ֥ם	’ă·ḥî·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H251 brother
comes down	יֵרֵ֛ד	yê·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
with you	אִתְּכֶ֑ם	’it·tə·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H854 with
you will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	לִרְא֥וֹת	lir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
my face	פָּנָֽי׃	pā·nāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
again	תֹסִפ֖וּן	ṯō·si·p̄ūn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H3254 add

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