Genesis
Genesis 44:9
9If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.”
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.