Genesis

Genesis 44:32–33

³²Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’

³³Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers.

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Genesis 44:32

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Indeed	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֙	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
guaranteed	עָרַ֣ב	‘ā·raḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange
the boy’s safety	הַנַּ֔עַר	han·na·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
to	מֵעִ֥ם	mê·‘im	Preposition-m	H5973 with
my father	אָבִ֖י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I do not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
return him	אֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙	’ă·ḇî·’en·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to you	אֵלֶ֔יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
I will	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
bear the guilt	וְחָטָ֥אתִי	wə·ḥā·ṭā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H2398 miss
before you	לְאָבִ֖י	lə·’ā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
my father	לְאָבִ֖י	lə·’ā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
all my life	הַיָּמִֽים׃	hay·yā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day

Genesis 44:33

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
please	נָ֤א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֙	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
stay here	יֵֽשֶׁב־	yê·šeḇ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
as my lord’s	לַֽאדֹנִ֑י	la·ḏō·nî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
slave	עֶ֖בֶד	‘e·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
in place of	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the boy	הַנַּ֔עַר	han·na·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
Let him return	יַ֥עַל	ya·‘al	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
his brothers	אֶחָֽיו׃	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother

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Genesis 44:33 1 John 3:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.