Genesis
Genesis 44:31
31sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sees | כִּרְאוֹת֛וֹ | kir·’ō·w·ṯōw | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| that | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the boy | הַנַּ֖עַר | han·na·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| not | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| he will die | וָמֵ֑ת | wā·mêṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| Then your servants | עֲבָדֶ֜יךָ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| will have brought the gray hair | שֵׂיבַ֨ת | śê·ḇaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7872 hoary head, old age |
| of your servant | עַבְדְּךָ֥ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| our father | אָבִ֛ינוּ | ’ā·ḇî·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| down | וְהוֹרִ֨ידוּ | wə·hō·w·rî·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to Sheol | שְׁאֹֽלָה׃ | šə·’ō·lāh | Noun - common singular; third person feminine singular | H7585 underworld |
| in sorrow | בְּיָג֖וֹן | bə·yā·ḡō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3015 grief, sorrow |
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