Gen. 43:7 in context
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Genesis 43:7

They replied, "The man asked us in detail about ourselves and our family, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother? We told him these things. How could we have known that he would say, 'Bring your brother here'?
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיֹּאמְרוּ   שָׁאוֹל   שָׁאַל   הָאִישׁ   לָנוּ   וּלְמוֹלַדְתֵּנוּ   לֵאמֹר   הַעוֹד   אֲבִיכֶם   חַי   הֲיֵשׁ   לָכֶם   אָח   וַנַגֶּד   לוֹ   עַל   פִּי   הַדְּבָרִים   הָאֵלֶּה   הֲיָדוֹעַ   נֵדַע   כִּי   יֹאמַר   הוֹרִידוּ   אֶת   אֲחִיכֶם  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

οἱ δὲ εἶπαν ἐρωτῶν ἐπηρώτησεν ἡμᾶς ὁ ἄνθρωπος καὶ τὴν γενεὰν ἡμῶν λέγων εἰ ἔτι ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ζῇ εἰ ἔστιν ὑμῖν ἀδελφός καὶ ἀπηγγείλαμεν αὐτῷ κατὰ τὴν ἐπερώτησιν ταύτην μὴ ᾔδειμεν εἰ ἐρεῖ ἡμῖν ἀγάγετε τὸν ἀδελφὸν ὑμῶν

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

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ pl. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine plural

c
Vqw3mp
H7592
 שָׁא֣וֹל (shavól)
 to ask
Verb Verb
qal qal

Vqaa
H7592
H9014
 שָֽׁאַל (shaal-)
־
to ask
link
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms
H9009
H0376
 הָ֠ (ha)
אִישׁ (ish)
 the
man
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H9005
H9035
 לָ֣ (la)
נוּ (no)
 to
us
Prep. Preposition

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

R
Sp1bp
H9002
H9005
H4138
H9025
 וּ (o)
לְ (le)
מֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜ (mvóladete)
נוּ (no)
 and
to
relatives
our
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

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

C
R
Ncfsc
Sp1bp
H9005
H0559
 לֵ (le)
אמֹ֗ר (mór)
 to
to say
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H9008
H5750
 הַ (ha)
ע֨וֹד (vód)
 ?
still
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ti
Ncbsa
H0001
H9026
 אֲבִי (avi)
כֶ֥ם (khem)
 father
your
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♂ pl. Pronominal second person masculine plural

Ncbsc
Sp2mp
H2416a
 חַי֙ (chaj)
 alive
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Aabsa
H9008
H3426
 הֲ (ha)
יֵ֣שׁ (jesh)
 ?
be
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ti
Ncbsa
H9005
H9036
 לָ (la)
כֶ֣ם (khem)
 to
you
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♂ pl. Pronominal second person masculine plural

R
Sp2mp
H0251
 אָ֔ח (ach)
 brother
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9001
H5046
H9014
 וַ (va)
נַ֨גֶּד (naged-)
־
seq
to tell
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
hiphil wayyiqtol 1p pl. hiphil wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) first person plural

c
Vhw1cp
H9005
H9033
 ל֔ (l)
וֹ (vó)
 to
him
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

R
Sp3ms
H5921a
H9014
 עַל (al-)
־
upon
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H6310
 פִּ֖י (pi)
 lip
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H1697
 הַ (ha)
דְּבָרִ֣ים (devarim)
 the
word
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Td
Ncmpa
H9009
H0428
 הָ (ha)
אֵ֑לֶּה (ele)
 the
these
Particle Particle (Definite Article)


 Td
Tm
H9008
H3045
 הֲ (ha)
יָד֣וֹעַ (jadvóa)
 ?
to know
Verb Verb
qal qal

Ti
Vqaa
H3045
 נֵדַ֔ע (neda)
 to know
Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

Vqi1cp
H3588a
 כִּ֣י (ki)
 for
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H0559
 יֹאמַ֔ר (jómar)
 to say
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H3381
 הוֹרִ֖ידוּ (hvóridvo)
 to go down
Verb Verb
hiphil ♂ pl. hiphil second person masculine plural

Vhv2mp
H0853
H9014
 אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

 To
H0251
H9026
H9016
 אֲחִי (achi)
כֶֽם (khem)
׃
brother
your
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♂ pl. Pronominal second person masculine plural

Ncbsc
Sp2mp

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