Genesis 43:7
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
559 [e]וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ
way-yō-mə-rū
And they saidConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
7592 [e]שָׁא֣וֹל
šā-’ō-wl
AskingV-Qal-InfAbs
7592 [e]שָֽׁאַל־
šā-’al-
he askedV-Qal-Perf-3ms
376 [e]הָ֠אִישׁ
hā-’îš
the manArt | N-ms
[e]לָ֣נוּ
lā-nū
about usPrep-l | 1cp
4138 [e]וּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּ
ū-lə-mō-w-laḏ-tê-nū
and about our familyConj-w, Prep-l | N-fsc | 1cp
559 [e]לֵאמֹ֗ר
lê-mōr
sayingPrep-l | V-Qal-Inf
5750 [e]הַע֨וֹד
ha-‘ō-wḏ
[Is] stillAdv
1 [e]אֲבִיכֶ֥ם
’ă-ḇî-ḵem
your⁺ fatherN-msc | 2mp
2416 [e]חַי֙
ḥay
aliveAdj-ms
3426 [e]הֲיֵ֣שׁ
hă-yêš
Is thereAdv
[e]לָכֶ֣ם
lā-ḵem
unto you⁺Prep-l | 2mp
251 [e]אָ֔ח
’āḥ
a brotherN-ms
5046 [e]וַנַ֨גֶּד־
wa-nag-geḏ-
And we toldConj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cp
[e]ל֔וֹ
lōw
himPrep-l | 3ms
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
according toPrep
6310 [e]פִּ֖י
the mouthN-msc
1697 [e]הַדְּבָרִ֣ים
had-də-ḇā-rîm
the wordsArt | N-mp
428 [e]הָאֵ֑לֶּה
hā-’êl-leh
TheseArt | Pro-cp
3045 [e]הֲיָד֣וֹעַ
hă-yā-ḏō-w-a‘
knowingV-Qal-InfAbs
3045 [e]נֵדַ֔ע
nê-ḏa‘
[how] could we knowV-Qal-Imperf-1cp
3588 [e]כִּ֣י
thatConj
559 [e]יֹאמַ֔ר
yō-mar
he would sayV-Qal-Imperf-3ms
3381 [e]הוֹרִ֖ידוּ
hō-w-rî-ḏū
Bring downV-Hifil-Imp-mp
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
- DirObjM
251 [e]אֲחִיכֶֽם׃
’ă-ḥî-ḵem
your⁺ brotherN-msc | 2mp





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”

Young's Literal Translation
and they say, ‘The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They answered, “ The man kept asking about us and our family: ‘ Is your father still alive ? Do you have another brother ?  ’ And we answered him accordingly . How could we know that he would say, ‘ Bring your brother here’? ”

New American Standard Bible
But they said, "The man questioned particularly about us and our relatives, saying, Is your father still alive? Have you [another] brother?' So we answered his questions. Could we possibly know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down'?"

King James Bible
And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, [Is] your father yet alive? have ye [another] brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
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