What Does Genesis 42:37 Mean?

“saying”

to say (used with great latitude)

“And Reuben”

reuben, a son of jacob

near, with or among; often in general, to

“unto his father”

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

“saying”

to say (used with great latitude)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“my two”

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

“sons”

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or

“Slay”

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“if I bring”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“him not to thee deliver”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“him into my hand”

a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v

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“and I will bring him to thee again”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);

near, with or among; often in general, to