Genesis

Genesis 45:4

⁴Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so.

“I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Joseph	יוֹסֵ֧ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his brothers	אֶחָ֛יו	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
Please	נָ֥א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
come near me	גְּשׁוּ־	gə·šū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
And they	וַיִּגָּ֑שׁוּ	way·yig·gā·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am Joseph	יוֹסֵ֣ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
your brother	אֲחִיכֶ֔ם	’ă·ḥî·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H251 brother
he said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the one	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you sold	מְכַרְתֶּ֥ם	mə·ḵar·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H4376 sell
into Egypt	מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃	miṣ·rā·yə·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

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Genesis 37:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.