Genesis 42:26

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they laded their asses with their grain, and departed thence.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ אֶת־שִׁבְרָ֖ם עַל־חֲמֹרֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ מִשָּֽׁם׃

Transliteration

And yiśʾû ʾeṯ-šiḇrām on-ḥămōrêhem; and yēləḵû from-there.

Grammar Details

*yiśʾû*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they lifted
*šiḇrām*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their grain
*ḥămōrêhem*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their donkeys
*yēləḵû*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they went

Word Meanings

*yiśʾû*: lifted/carried/loaded
*šiḇrām*: their grain/provisions/purchase
*ḥămōrêhem*: their donkeys/asses
*yēləḵû*: went/departed/left

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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