Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 42:2 Interlinear
“And he said Behold I have heard that there is corn in Egypt get you down thither and buy for us from thence that we may live and not die”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | H559 | And he said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | הִנֵּ֣ה | H2009 | lo! | |
| 3 | שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי | H8085 | Behold I have heard | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 4 | כִּ֥י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 5 | יֶשׁ | H3426 | that there is | there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection) |
| 6 | שֶׁ֖בֶר | H7668 | corn | grain (as if broken into kernels) |
| 7 | בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם | H4714 | in Egypt | mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt |
| 8 | רְדוּ | H3381 | get you down | to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau |
| 9 | שָׁ֙מָּה֙ | H8033 | there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | |
| 10 | וְשִׁבְרוּ | H7666 | thither and buy | to deal in grain |
| 11 | לָ֣נוּ | H0 | ||
| 12 | מִשָּׁ֔ם | H8033 | there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | |
| 13 | וְנִֽחְיֶ֖ה | H2421 | for us from thence that we may live | to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive |
| 14 | וְלֹ֥א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 15 | נָמֽוּת׃ | H4191 | and not die | to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill |
Verse Context
Genesis 42:1Why do ye look Jacob that there was corn in Egypt...
Genesis 42:2 (current)And he said Behold I have heard that there is corn in Egypt get you down thither and buy for us from thence that we may live and not die
Genesis 42:3went down brethren And Joseph's ten to buy corn...