20{
"verseID": "Genesis.43.20",
"source": "וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֑י יָרֹ֥ד יָרַ֛דְנוּ בַּתְּחִלָּ֖ה לִשְׁבָּר־אֹֽכֶל׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmərû* *bî* *ʾăḏōnî* *yārōḏ* *yāraḏnû* *ba-təḥillâ* *lišbār*-*ʾōḵel*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmərû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they said",
"*bî*": "preposition + 1st common singular suffix - please/by your leave (lit: in me)",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - my lord",
"*yārōḏ*": "Qal infinitive absolute - going down/descending",
"*yāraḏnû*": "Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we went down/descended",
"*ba-təḥillâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - at the beginning/at first",
"*lišbār*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to buy",
"*ʾōḵel*": "noun, masculine singular - food/grain"
},
"variants": {
"*bî*": "please/excuse me/oh (particle of entreaty)",
"*yārōḏ yāraḏnû*": "we indeed went down/we surely came down (emphatic construction)",
"*lišbār*": "to buy/to purchase/to procure",
"*ʾōḵel*": "food/grain/provisions"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Genesis.43.21",
"source": "וַֽיְהִ֞י כִּי־בָ֣אנוּ אֶל־הַמָּל֗וֹן וַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙ אֶת־אַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ וְהִנֵּ֤ה כֶֽסֶף־אִישׁ֙ בְּפִ֣י אַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹ כַּסְפֵּ֖נוּ בְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹ וַנָּ֥שֶׁב אֹת֖וֹ בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃",
"text": "*wə-yəhî* *kî*-*bāʾnû* *ʾel*-the *mālôn* *wə-niptəḥâ* *ʾet*-*ʾamtəḥōtênû* *wə-hinnēh* *kesep̄*-*ʾîš* *bə-p̄î* *ʾamtaḥtô* *kaspēnû* *bə-mišqālô* *wə-nāšeḇ* *ʾōtô* *bə-yāḏēnû*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yəhî*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/was",
"*kî*": "conjunction - when/that",
"*bāʾnû*": "Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we came",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*mālôn*": "noun, masculine singular - lodging place",
"*wə-niptəḥâ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 1st common plural + paragogic heh - and we opened",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾamtəḥōtênû*": "noun, feminine plural + 1st common plural suffix - our sacks",
"*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + interjection - and behold",
"*kesep̄*": "noun, masculine singular construct - money/silver of",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - each man",
"*bə-p̄î*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in mouth of",
"*ʾamtaḥtô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sack",
"*kaspēnû*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st common plural suffix - our money",
"*bə-mišqālô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in its weight",
"*wə-nāšeḇ*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 1st common plural - and we have brought back",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it",
"*bə-yāḏēnû*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 1st common plural suffix - in our hand"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yəhî*": "and it came to pass/and it happened",
"*mālôn*": "lodging place/inn/encampment",
"*wə-niptəḥâ*": "and we opened/unsealed",
"*wə-hinnēh*": "and behold/look/see",
"*bə-p̄î*": "in the mouth/opening of",
"*bə-mišqālô*": "in its full weight/in its exact amount",
"*wə-nāšeḇ*": "and we have brought back/returned"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Genesis.43.22",
"source": "וְכֶ֧סֶף אַחֵ֛ר הוֹרַ֥דְנוּ בְיָדֵ֖נוּ לִשְׁבָּר־אֹ֑כֶל לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְנוּ מִי־שָׂ֥ם כַּסְפֵּ֖נוּ בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵֽינוּ׃",
"text": "*wə-kesep̄* *ʾaḥēr* *hôraḏnû* *ḇə-yāḏēnû* *lišbār*-*ʾōḵel* *lōʾ* *yāḏaʿnû* *mî*-*śām* *kaspēnû* *bə-ʾamtəḥōtênû*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-kesep̄*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and money/silver",
"*ʾaḥēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - other",
"*hôraḏnû*": "Hiphil perfect, 1st common plural - we have brought down",
"*ḇə-yāḏēnû*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 1st common plural suffix - in our hand",
"*lišbār*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to buy",
"*ʾōḵel*": "noun, masculine singular - food",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yāḏaʿnû*": "Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we knew",
"*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who",
"*śām*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - placed",
"*kaspēnû*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st common plural suffix - our money",
"*bə-ʾamtəḥōtênû*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 1st common plural suffix - in our sacks"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾaḥēr*": "other/different/additional",
"*hôraḏnû*": "we have brought down/we have carried down",
"*lōʾ yāḏaʿnû*": "we did not know/we were unaware",
"*śām*": "put/placed/deposited"
}
}