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Genesis 44:24

Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.
Genesis 44:24
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִי֙ כִּ֣י עָלִ֔ינוּ אֶֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֖ אָבִ֑י וַנַּ֨גֶּד־ל֔וֹ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃

  1. וַיְהִי֙vay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. כִּ֣יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  3. עָלִ֔ינוּ'a.Li.nu“we went up”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  4. אֶֽל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. עַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.Kha“servant your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  6. אָבִ֑י'a.Vi“father my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  7. וַנַּ֨גֶּד־va.Na.ged-“and we told”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  8. ל֔וֹlo“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  9. אֵ֖ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei“[the] words of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  11. אֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.Ni“lord my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)