Genesis 42:2

He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die [of famine]."

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיֹּאמֶר   הִנֵּה   שָׁמַעְתִּי   כִּי   יֶשׁ   שֶׁבֶר   בְּמִצְרָיִם   רְדוּ   שָׁמָּה   וְשִׁבְרוּ   לָנוּ   מִשָּׁם   וְנִחְיֶה   וְלֹא   נָמוּת  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἰδοὺ ἀκήκοα ὅτι ἔστιν σῖτος ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ κατάβητε ἐκεῖ καὶ πρίασθε ἡμῖν μικρὰ βρώματα ἵνα ζῶμεν καὶ μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H0559
וַ (va)
יֹּ֕אמֶר (jómer)
seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H2009
הִנֵּ֣ה (hine)
behold
Particle – demonstrative Particle (Demonstrative)

Tj
H8085
שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי (shamaeti)
to hear
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p sing. qal qatal first person singular

Vqp1cs
H3588a
כִּ֥י (ki)
for
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H3426
H9014
יֶשׁ (jesh-)
־
be
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H7668
שֶׁ֖בֶר (shever)
grain
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9003
H4714
בְּ (be)
מִצְרָ֑יִם (mitzerajim)
in
Egypt
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

R
Npl
H3381
H9014
רְדוּ (redo-)
־
to go down
link
Verb Verb
qal pl. qal second person masculine plural

Vqv2mp
H8033
H9011
שָׁ֙מָּ (shama)
ה֙ (h)
there
to
Adv. Adverb

Suffix Suffix

D
Sd
H9002
H7666
H9014
וְ (ve)
שִׁבְרוּ (shivero-)
־
and
to buy grain
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal pl. qal second person masculine plural

C
Vqv2mp
H9005
H9035
לָ֣ (la)
נוּ (no)
to
us
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

Rd
Sp1bp
H9006
H8033
מִ (mi)
שָּׁ֔ם (sham)
from
there
Prep. Preposition

Adv. Adverb

R
D
H9002
H2421
וְ (ve)
נִחְיֶ֖ה (nicheje)
and
to live
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

C
Vqu1cp
H9002
H3808
וְ (ve)
לֹ֥א (ló)
and
not
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

C
Tn
H4191
H9016
נָמֽוּת (namot)
׃
to die
verseEnd
Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

Vqi1cp

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