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Genesis 42:38
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And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
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And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
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And the famine [was] sore in the land.
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Verse Text
And he saidH559, My sonH1121 shall not go downH3381 with you; for his brotherH251 is deadH4191, and he is leftH7604 alone: if mischiefH611 befallH7122 him by the wayH1870 in the which ye goH3212, then shall ye bring downH3381 my gray hairsH7872 with sorrowH3015 to the graveH7585.
וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא־יֵרֵד בְּנִי עִמָּכֶם כִּי־אָחִיו מֵת וְהוּא לְבַדֹּו נִשְׁאָר וּקְרָאָהוּ אָסֹון בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר תֵּלְכוּ־בָהּ וְהֹורַדְתֶּם אֶת־שֵׂיבָתִי בְּיָגֹון שְׁאֹולָה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר |
va/i.Yo.mer | H559 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he said |
לֹֽא |
lo'- | H3808 | HTn | not |
יֵרֵ֥ד |
ye.Red | H3381 | HVqi3ms | he will go down |
בְּנִ֖/י |
be.N/i | H1121 | HNcmsc/Sp1cs | son/ my |
עִמָּ/כֶ֑ם |
'i.ma./Khem | H5973 | HR/Sp2mp | with/ you |
כִּֽי |
ki- | H3588 | HC | for |
אָחִ֨י/ו |
'a.Chi/v | H251 | HNcmsc/Sp3ms | brother/ his |
מֵ֜ת |
met | H4191 | HVqp3ms | he has died |
וְ/ה֧וּא |
ve./Hu' | H1931 | HC/Pp3ms | and/ he |
לְ/בַדּ֣/וֹ |
le./va.D/o | H905 | HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms | to/ only/ him |
נִשְׁאָ֗ר |
nish.'Ar | H7604 | HVNrmsa | (is) remaining |
וּ/קְרָאָ֤/הוּ |
u./ke.ra.'A./hu | H7122 | HC/Vqp3ms/Sp3ms | and/ it will happen to/ him |
אָסוֹן֙ |
'a.sOn | H611 | HNcmsa | harm |
בַּ/דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ |
ba./De.rekh | H1870 | HRd/Ncbsa | on the/ journey |
אֲשֶׁ֣ר |
'a.Sher | H834 | HTr | which |
תֵּֽלְכוּ |
te.le.khu- | H3212 | HVqi2mp | you will go |
בָ֔/הּ |
Va/h | HR/Sp3fs | on (the)/ it | |
וְ/הוֹרַדְתֶּ֧ם |
ve./ho.rad.Tem | H3381 | HC/Vhq2mp | and/ you will cause to go down |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
שֵׂיבָתִ֛/י |
sei.va.T/i | H7872 | HNcfsc/Sp1cs | gray hair/ my |
בְּ/יָג֖וֹן |
be./ya.Gon | H3015 | HR/Ncmsa | in/ sorrow |
שְׁאֽוֹלָ/ה |
she.'o.la/h | H7585 | HNp/Sd | Sheol/ towards |
- H251 — אָח (ʼâch, awkh): a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H611 — אָסוֹן (ʼâçôwn, aws-sone'): of uncertain derivation; hurt; mischief.
- H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
- H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
- H3015 — יָגוֹן (yâgôwn, yaw-gohn'): from יָגָה; affliction; grief, sorrow.
- H3212 — יָלַךְ (yâlak, yaw-lak'): a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
- H3381 — יָרַד (yârad, yaw-rad'): a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications); [idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
- H4191 — מוּת (mûwth, mooth): a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.
- H7122 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root; to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner; befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.
- H7585 — שְׁאוֹל (shᵉʼôwl, sheh-ole'): or שְׁאֹל; from שָׁאַל; Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates; grave, hell, pit.
- H7604 — שָׁאַר (shâʼar, shaw-ar'): a primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant; leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.
- H7872 — שֵׂיבָה (sêybâh, say-baw'): feminine of שֵׂיב; old age; (be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs (head,-ed), old age.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H905 — בַּד (bad, bad): from בָּדַד; properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides; alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.
- H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
- H5973 — עִם (ʻim, eem): from עָמַם; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English); accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- bring — Genesis 37:35, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, 1 Kings 2:6, Psalms 71:18, Psalms 90:10, Ecclesiastes 1:14, Ecclesiastes 2:26, Isaiah 38:10, Isaiah 46:4
- his brother — Genesis 30:22-24, Genesis 35:16-18, Genesis 37:33, Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:13, Genesis 44:20, Genesis 44:27-34
- if mischief — Genesis 42:4, Genesis 44:29
Reciprocal references (12): Genesis 35:18, Genesis 43:5, Genesis 43:8, Genesis 43:13, Genesis 44:22, Genesis 44:28, Genesis 45:26, 1 Samuel 15:26, 1 Kings 2:9, Job 41:32, Ecclesiastes 12:5, John 13:8
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