Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.” Young's Literal Translation And Joseph seeth his brethren, and discerneth them, and maketh himself strange unto them, and speaketh with them sharp things, and saith unto them, ‘From whence have ye come?’ and they say, ‘From the land of Canaan—to buy food.’ King James Bible And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. Hebrew When Josephיוֹסֵ֛ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites saw וַיַּ֥רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see his brothers, אֶחָ֖יו (’e·ḥāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) he recognized them, וַיַּכִּרֵ֑ם (way·yak·ki·rêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5234: To regard, recognize but he treated them as strangers וַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨ר (way·yiṯ·nak·kêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5234: To regard, recognize and spoke וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר (way·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue harshly קָשׁ֗וֹת (qā·šō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 7186: Hard, severe to them. אִתָּ֣ם (’it·tām) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among “Where מֵאַ֣יִן (mê·’a·yin) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 370: Whence? have you come from?” בָּאתֶ֔ם (bā·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go he asked. וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “From the land מֵאֶ֥רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of Canaan,” כְּנַ֖עַן (kə·na·‘an) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3667: Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan they replied. וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “[We are here] to buy לִשְׁבָּר־ (liš·bār-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7666: To deal in grain food.” אֹֽכֶל׃ (’ō·ḵel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 400: Food |
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