{
"verseID": "Genesis.43.18",
"source": "וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֗ים כִּ֣י הֽוּבְאוּ֮ בֵּ֣ית יוֹסֵף֒ וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ עַל־דְּבַ֤ר הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ הַשָּׁ֤ב בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה אֲנַ֖חְנוּ מֽוּבָאִ֑ים לְהִתְגֹּלֵ֤ל עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ וּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣ל עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְלָקַ֧חַת אֹתָ֛נוּ לַעֲבָדִ֖ים וְאֶת־חֲמֹרֵֽינוּ׃",
"text": "*wə-yîrəʾû* the *ʾănāšîm* *kî* *hûḇəʾû* *bêt* *Yôsēp̄* *wə-yōʾmərû* *ʿal*-*dəḇar* the *kesep̄* the *šāḇ* *bə-ʾamtəḥōtênû* *ba-təḥillâ* *ʾănaḥnû* *mûḇāʾîm* *lə-hitgōlēl* *ʿālênû* *û-lə-hitnappēl* *ʿālênû* *wə-lāqaḥat* *ʾōtānû* *la-ʿăḇāḏîm* *wə-ʾet*-*ḥămōrênû*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yîrəʾû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they feared",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because/that/for",
"*hûḇəʾû*": "Hophal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were brought",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*Yôsēp̄*": "proper noun - Joseph",
"*wə-yōʾmərû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they said",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - concerning/about/because of",
"*dəḇar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - matter of",
"*kesep̄*": "noun, masculine singular - silver/money",
"*šāḇ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - returning/restored",
"*bə-ʾamtəḥōtênû*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 1st plural suffix - in our sacks",
"*ba-təḥillâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - at the beginning/first time",
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "1st common plural pronoun - we",
"*mûḇāʾîm*": "Hophal participle, masculine plural - being brought",
"*lə-hitgōlēl*": "preposition + Hitpael infinitive construct - to roll/attack",
"*ʿālênû*": "preposition + 1st common plural suffix - upon us",
"*û-lə-hitnappēl*": "conjunction + preposition + Hitpael infinitive construct - and to fall upon",
"*wə-lāqaḥat*": "conjunction + Qal infinitive construct - and to take",
"*ʾōtānû*": "direct object marker + 1st common plural suffix - us",
"*la-ʿăḇāḏîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - for slaves",
"*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*ḥămōrênû*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st common plural suffix - our donkeys"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yîrəʾû*": "and they feared/were afraid",
"*kî*": "because/that/when",
"*hûḇəʾû*": "they were brought/were caused to come",
"*dəḇar*": "matter/affair/cause/reason",
"*šāḇ*": "returning/coming back/restored",
"*mûḇāʾîm*": "being brought in/being led in",
"*lə-hitgōlēl*": "to roll himself upon/to attack/to assail",
"*lə-hitnappēl*": "to fall upon/to attack suddenly",
"*lāqaḥat*": "to take/seize/fetch"
}
}