Genesis 42:16
Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data
"Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
בָּחַן
bâchan
to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate
הֵן
hên
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
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)
אֶמֶת
ʼemeth
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
אַיִן
ʼayin
a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
פַּרְעֹה
Parʻôh
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
רָגַל
râgal
to walk along; but only in specifically, applications, to reconnoiter, to be atale-bearer (i.e. slander); to lead about
Key Terms in This Verse
רָגַל râgal
to walk along; but only in specifically, applications, to reconnoiter, to be atale-bearer (i.e. slander); to lead about
Study H7270 →בָּחַן bâchan
to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate
Study H974 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →שָׁלַח shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
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