Genesis 44:30

So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life,
Genesis 44:30
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְעַתָּ֗ה כְּבֹאִי֙ אֶל־עַבְדְּךָ֣ אָבִ֔י וְהַנַּ֖עַר אֵינֶ֣נּוּ אִתָּ֑נוּ וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ קְשׁוּרָ֥ה בְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

  1. וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. כְּבֹאִי֙ke.vo.'I“when come I”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. עַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.Kha“servant your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  5. אָבִ֔י'a.Vi“father my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  6. וְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'ar“and the lad”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫עַר · “youth” · Strong's H5288
  7. אֵינֶ֣נּוּ'ei.ne.Nu“not [is] he”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  8. אִתָּ֑נוּ'i.Ta.nu“with us”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  9. וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.Sho“and life his”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “life” · Strong's H5315H
  10. קְשׁוּרָ֥הke.shu.Rah“[is] bound up”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from קָשַׁר · “to conspire” · Strong's H7194
  11. בְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ve.naf.Sho“with life his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “life” · Strong's H5315H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)