KJV: And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
YLT: and the ten brethren of Joseph go down to buy corn in Egypt,
Darby: And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy grain out of Egypt.
ASV: And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt.
וַיֵּרְד֥וּ | So went down |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: יָרַד Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down. |
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אֲחֵֽי־ | brothers |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אָח Sense: brother. |
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יוֹסֵ֖ף | of Joseph |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄוסֵף Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel. |
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עֲשָׂרָ֑ה | ten |
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: עֶשֶׂר Sense: ten. |
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לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר | to buy |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: שָׁבַר Sense: to buy or purchase grain. |
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בָּ֖ר | grain |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּר Sense: corn, grain. |
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מִמִּצְרָֽיִם | in Egypt |
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִצְרַיִם Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”. |