Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblereturned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?” Young's Literal Translation and he returneth unto his brethren, and saith, ‘The lad is not, and I—whither am I going?’ King James Bible And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child [is] not; and I, whither shall I go? Hebrew returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁב (way·yā·šāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to his brothers, אֶחָ֖יו (’e·ḥāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) and said, וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “The boy הַיֶּ֣לֶד (hay·ye·leḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring is gone! אֵינֶ֔נּוּ (’ê·nen·nū) Adverb | third person masculine singular Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle What am I going to do?” וַאֲנִ֖י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I |
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