Genesis 44:11
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. | So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it. | Then they hasted, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they hurried | וַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּ | vay-ma-ha-RU | H4116A | to hastenמָהַר (ma.har) 1)(Qal) to hasten 1a) (Niphal) to be hurried, be anxious 1a) hasty, precipitate, impetuous 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to hasten, make haste 1b2) hasten (used as adverb with another verb) 1b3) to hasten, prepare quickly, do quickly, bring quickly |
| and they brought down | וַיּוֹרִ֛דוּ | vai-yo-RI-du | 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 |
| each man | אִ֥ישׁ | 'ish | H0376I | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| sack his | אַמְתַּחְתּ֖וֹ | 'am-tach-TO | H0572 | sackאַמְתַּ֫חַת (am.ta.chat) 1) sack, flexible container (for grain) 2) (TWOT) spread out |
| [the] ground towards | אָ֑רְצָה | 'A-re-tzah | H0776H | earth: soilאֲרַע (a.ra) : soil earth, world, ground Aramaic of e.rets (אֶ֫רֶץ ": soil" H0776H) |
| and they opened | וַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּ | vai-yif-te-CHU | H6605A | to openפָּתַח (pa.tach) 1) to open 1a) (Qal) to open 1b) (Niphal) to be opened, be let loose, be thrown open 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to free 1c2) to loosen 1c3) to open, open oneself 1d) (Hithpael) to loose oneself Aramaic equivalent: pe.tach (פְּתַח "to open" H6606) |
| each man | אִ֥ישׁ | 'ish | H0376I | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| sack his | אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃ | 'am-tach-TO | H0572 | sackאַמְתַּ֫חַת (am.ta.chat) 1) sack, flexible container (for grain) 2) (TWOT) spread out |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.