Genesis 42:21
Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
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ASV
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
KJV
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ | vai.yo.me.Ru | and they said | H559 → |
| אִ֣ישׁ | 'ish | each | H376 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| אָחִ֗יו | 'a.Chiv | brother his | H251 → |
| אֲבָל֮ | 'a.Val | indeed | H61 → |
| אֲשֵׁמִ֣ים׀ | 'a.she.Mim | [are] guilty | H818 → |
| אֲנַחְנוּ֮ | 'a.nach.Nu | we | H587 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| אָחִינוּ֒ | 'a.chi.Nu | brother our | H251 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | 'a.Sher | who | H834 → |
| רָאִ֜ינוּ | ra.'I.nu | we saw | H7200 → |
| צָרַ֥ת | tza.Rat | [the] distress of | H6869 → |
| נַפְשׁ֛וֹ | naf.Sho | self his | H5315 → |
| בְּהִתְחַֽנְנ֥וֹ | be.hit.cha.No | when sought favor he | H2603 → |
| אֵלֵ֖ינוּ | 'e.Lei.nu | to us | H413 → |
| וְלֹ֣א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| שָׁמָ֑עְנוּ | sha.Ma.'e.nu | we listened | H8085 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | there- | H5921 → |
| כֵּן֙ | ken | -fore | H3651 → |
| בָּ֣אָה | Ba.'ah | it has come | H935 → |
| אֵלֵ֔ינוּ | 'e.Lei.nu | to us | H413 → |
| הַצָּרָ֖ה | ha.tza.Rah | the distress | H6869 → |
| הַזֹּֽאת׃ | ha.Zot | <the> this | H2063 → |
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