KJV: And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
YLT: And Joseph saith unto his brethren, 'Come nigh unto me, I pray you,' and they come nigh; and he saith, 'I am Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt;
Darby: And Joseph said to his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
ASV: And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | And said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| יוֹסֵ֧ף | Joseph |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄוסֵף Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel. |
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| אֶחָ֛יו | his brothers |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָח Sense: brother. |
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| גְּשׁוּ־ | come near |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: נָגַשׁ Sense: to draw near, approach. |
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| נָ֥א | please |
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Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please. |
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| אֵלַ֖י | to me |
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Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion). |
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| וַיִּגָּ֑שׁוּ | So they came near |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נָגַשׁ Sense: to draw near, approach. |
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| וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | and he said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| אֲנִי֙ | I [am] |
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Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular Root: אֲנִי Sense: I (first pers. |
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| אֲחִיכֶ֔ם | your brother |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural Root: אָח Sense: brother. |
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| אֲשֶׁר־ | whom |
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Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.). |
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| מְכַרְתֶּ֥ם | you sold |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine plural Root: מָכַר Sense: to sell. |
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| אֹתִ֖י | - |
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Parse: Direct object marker, first person common singular Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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| מִצְרָֽיְמָה | into Egypt |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person 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”. |
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