Genesis 42:33

Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data

"And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:"

Word-by-Word Analysis

And the

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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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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of the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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unto us

זֹאת

zôʼth

H2063

this (often used adverb)

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shall I

יָדַע

yâdaʻ

H3045

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...

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that ye are

אֶמֶת

ʼemeth

H571

stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

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אֱנוֹשׁ

ʼĕnôwsh

H582

a man in general (singly or collectively)

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עָזַב

ʻâzab

H5800

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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אֶחָד

ʼechâd

H259

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

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of your

אָח

ʼâch

H251

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

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here with me and

לָקַח

lâqach

H3947

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

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לֶחֶם

lechem

H3899

food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

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for the

רָעָב

râʻâb

H7458

hunger (more or less extensive)

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of your

בַּיִת

bayith

H1004

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

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and be

הָלַךְ

hâlak

H1980

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

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Key Terms in This Verse

households H1004

בַּיִת bayith

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

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Hereby H2063

זֹאת zôʼth

this (often used adverb)

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food H3899

לֶחֶם lechem

food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

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true H571

אֶמֶת ʼemeth

stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

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famine H7458

רָעָב râʻâb

hunger (more or less extensive)

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leave H5800

עָזַב ʻâzab

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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country H776

אֶרֶץ ʼerets

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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gone H1980

הָלַךְ hâlak

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

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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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know H3045

יָדַע yâdaʻ

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...

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