Genesis
Genesis 44:26
26But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But we answered | וַנֹּ֕אמֶר | wan·nō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| We cannot | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| go down there | לָרֶ֑דֶת | lā·re·ḏeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| unless | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| our younger | הַקָּטֹ֤ן | haq·qā·ṭōn | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| brother | אָחִ֨ינוּ | ’ā·ḥî·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H251 brother |
| goes | וְיָרַ֔דְנוּ | wə·yā·raḏ·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| with us | אִתָּ֙נוּ֙ | ’it·tā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H854 with |
| So if our younger | הַקָּטֹ֖ן | haq·qā·ṭōn | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| brother | וְאָחִ֥ינוּ | wə·’ā·ḥî·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H251 brother |
| is not | אֵינֶ֥נּוּ | ’ê·nen·nū | Adverb; third person masculine singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| with us | אִתָּֽנוּ׃ | ’it·tā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H854 with |
| we cannot | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| see | לִרְאוֹת֙ | lir·’ō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| the man | הָאִ֔ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.