Genesis
Genesis 44:27
27And your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And your servant | עַבְדְּךָ֥ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| my father | אָבִ֖י | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| said | וַיֹּ֛אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to us | אֵלֵ֑ינוּ | ’ê·lê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H413 motion to |
| You | אַתֶּ֣ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| know | יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם | yə·ḏa‘·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| my wife | אִשְׁתִּֽי׃ | ’iš·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| bore | יָֽלְדָה־ | yā·lə·ḏāh- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| me | לִּ֥י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| two sons | שְׁנַ֖יִם | šə·na·yim | Number - md | H8147 two |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.