Genesis 43:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: | If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you. | If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| if | אִם־ | 'im- | H0518A | ifאִם (im) : if/whether_or/though 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather |
| there you | יֶשְׁךָ֛ | yesh-KHA | H3426 | there isאִיתַי (i.tay) 1) there is, there are 2) particle denoting existence |
| [are] sending | מְשַׁלֵּ֥חַ | me-sha-LE-ach | H7971G | to send: departשָׁלַח (sha.lach) : depart/send 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send |
| brother our | אָחִ֖ינוּ | 'a-CHI-nu | H0251G | brother: male-siblingאָח (ach) : male-sibling 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance |
| with us | אִתָּ֑נוּ | 'i-TA-nu | H0854 | withאֵת (et) 1) with, near, together with 1a) with, together with 1b) with (of relationship) 1c) near (of place) 1d) with (poss.) 1e) from...with, from (with other prep) |
| we will go down | נֵרְדָ֕ה | ne-re-DAH | H3381 | to go downיָרַד (ya.rad) 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down |
| and we will buy | וְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥ה | ve-nish-be-RAH | H7666 | to buyזְבַן (ze.van) 1) to buy, gain 1a) (P'al) gain (participle) |
| food | אֹֽכֶל׃ | 'O-khel | H0400 | foodאֹ֫כֶל (o.khel) 1) food 1a) cereal 1b) meat 2) food supply 3) meal, dinner |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.