Genesis

Genesis 44:9–12

⁹If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.”

¹⁰“As you say,” replied the steward. “But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of blame.”

¹¹So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it. ¹²The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest — and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

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Genesis 44:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If any	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
of your servants	מֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ	mê·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
is found	יִמָּצֵ֥א	yim·mā·ṣê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
to have it	אִתּ֛וֹ	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
he must die	וָמֵ֑ת	wā·mêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
and the rest	אֲנַ֕חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
will become	נִֽהְיֶ֥ה	nih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
slaves	לַעֲבָדִֽים׃	la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
of my lord	לַֽאדֹנִ֖י	la·ḏō·nî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord

Genesis 44:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As you say	כְדִבְרֵיכֶ֖ם	ḵə·ḏiḇ·rê·ḵem	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
replied the steward	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
But only the one	ה֑וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
who	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is found	יִמָּצֵ֤א	yim·mā·ṣê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
with	אִתּוֹ֙	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
will be	יִהְיֶה־	yih·yeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
my	לִּ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
slave	עָ֔בֶד	‘ā·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
and the rest of you	וְאַתֶּ֖ם	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
shall be	תִּהְי֥וּ	tih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
free of blame	נְקִיִּֽם׃	nə·qî·yim	Adjective - masculine plural	H5355 clean, free from, exempt

Genesis 44:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So each	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
one quickly	וַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּ	way·ma·hă·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4116 hasten
lowered	וַיּוֹרִ֛דוּ	way·yō·w·ri·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
his sack	אַמְתַּחְתּ֖וֹ	’am·taḥ·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H572 sack
to the ground	אָ֑רְצָה	’ā·rə·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and opened	וַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּ	way·yip̄·tə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6605 open
it	אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃	’am·taḥ·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H572 sack

Genesis 44:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The steward searched	וַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂ	way·ḥap·pêś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2664 search
beginning	הֵחֵ֔ל	hê·ḥêl	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2490 bore, pierce
with the oldest	בַּגָּד֣וֹל	bag·gā·ḏō·wl	Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
and ending	כִּלָּ֑ה	kil·lāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
with the youngest	וּבַקָּטֹ֖ן	ū·ḇaq·qā·ṭōn	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
and the cup	הַגָּבִ֔יעַ	hag·gā·ḇî·a‘	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1375 cup, bowl
was found	וַיִּמָּצֵא֙	way·yim·mā·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
in Benjamin’s	בִּנְיָמִֽן׃	bin·yā·min	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1144 Binjamin
sack	בְּאַמְתַּ֖חַת	bə·’am·ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H572 sack

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Genesis 44:9 Genesis 31:32

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