Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 42:38 Interlinear
“And he said shall not go down My son with you for his brother is dead and he is left befall alone if mischief him by the way shall not go down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | H559 | And he said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | לֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 3 | וְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּ֧ם | H3381 | shall not go 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 |
| 4 | בְּנִ֖י | H1121 | My son | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 5 | עִמָּכֶ֑ם | H5973 | adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then | |
| 6 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 7 | אָחִ֨יו | H251 | with you for his brother | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001]) |
| 8 | מֵ֜ת | H4191 | is dead | to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill |
| 9 | וְה֧וּא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 10 | לְבַדּ֣וֹ | H905 | properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with preposit | |
| 11 | נִשְׁאָ֗ר | H7604 | and he is left | properly, to swell up, i.e., be (causatively, make) redundant |
| 12 | וּקְרָאָ֤הוּ | H7122 | befall | to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner |
| 13 | אָסוֹן֙ | H611 | alone if mischief | hurt |
| 14 | בַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ | H1870 | him by the way | a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb |
| 15 | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 16 | תֵּֽלְכוּ | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | |
| 17 | בָ֔הּ | H0 | ||
| 18 | וְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּ֧ם | H3381 | shall not go 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 |
| 19 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 20 | שֵֽׂיבָתִ֛י | H7872 | my gray hairs | old age |
| 21 | בְּיָג֖וֹן | H3015 | with sorrow | affliction |
| 22 | שְׁאֽוֹלָה׃ | H7585 | to the grave | hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates |
Verse Context
Genesis 42:37saying And Reuben unto his father saying ...
Genesis 42:38 (current)And he said shall not go down My son with you for his brother is dead and he is left befall alone if mischief him by the way shall not go down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave