Genesis 42:13

Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data

"And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And they

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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Thy

עֶבֶד

ʻebed

H5650

a servant

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are

שְׁנַיִם

shᵉnayim

H8147

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

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אָח

ʼâch

H251

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

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the

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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of

אֶחָד

ʼechâd

H259

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

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אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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in the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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of

כְּנַעַן

Kᵉnaʻan

H3667

Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him

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and

רָאָה

râʼâh

H7200

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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the

קָטָן

qâṭân

H6996

abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)

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is this

יוֹם

yôwm

H3117

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...

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with our

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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and

אֶחָד

ʼechâd

H259

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

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is not

Key Terms in This Verse

youngest H6996

קָטָן qâṭân

abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)

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Canaan H3667

כְּנַעַן Kᵉnaʻan

Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him

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twelve H8147

שְׁנַיִם shᵉnayim

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

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servants H5650

עֶבֶד ʻebed

a servant

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brethren H251

אָח ʼâch

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

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sons H1121

בֵּן bên

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.)

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father H1

אָב ʼâb

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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behold H7200

רָאָה râʼâh

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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land H776

אֶרֶץ ʼerets

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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day H3117

יוֹם yôwm

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

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Cross References

Genesis 37:30 cross-reference

And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?

Genesis 42:32 cross-reference

We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 44:20 cross-reference

And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

Genesis 43:7 cross-reference

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we ce...

Genesis 44:28 cross-reference

And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

Lamentations 5:7 cross-reference

Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.

Matthew 2:18 cross-reference

In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

Genesis 45:26 cross-reference

And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.

Genesis 42:38 cross-reference

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 ...

Genesis 42:11 cross-reference

We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

Genesis 42:36 cross-reference

And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

Jeremiah 31:15 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

Matthew 2:16 cross-reference

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and...

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