Genesis
Genesis 44:30
30So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| if the boy | וְהַנַּ֖עַר | wə·han·na·‘ar | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| is not | אֵינֶ֣נּוּ | ’ê·nen·nū | Adverb; third person masculine singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| with us | אִתָּ֑נוּ | ’it·tā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H854 with |
| when I return | כְּבֹאִי֙ | kə·ḇō·’î | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| your servant | עַבְדְּךָ֣ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| and | אָבִ֔י | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| whose life | וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ | wə·nap̄·šōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| is wrapped up | קְשׁוּרָ֥ה | qə·šū·rāh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H7194 bind, league together, conspire |
| in the boy’s life | בְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | ḇə·nap̄·šōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.