Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIf you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households. Young's Literal Translation if ye [are] right men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your ward, and ye, go, carry in corn [for] the famine of your houses, King James Bible If ye [be] true [men], let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses: Hebrew Ifאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you אַתֶּ֔ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are honest, כֵּנִ֣ים (kê·nîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 3651: So -- thus leave one אֶחָ֔ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first of your brothers in custody יֵאָסֵ֖ר (yê·’ā·sêr) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 631: To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle while the rest of you וְאַתֶּם֙ (wə·’at·tem) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you go לְכ֣וּ (lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and take back הָבִ֔יאוּ (hā·ḇî·’ū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go grain שֶׁ֖בֶר (še·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7668: Corn, grain to relieve the hunger רַעֲב֥וֹן (ra·‘ă·ḇō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7459: Hunger, lack of food, famine of your households. בָּתֵּיכֶֽם׃ (bāt·tê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house |
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