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Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 251: 1) brother <BR> 1a) brother of same parents <BR> 1b) half-brother (same father)<BR> 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe <BR> 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) <BR> 1e) (fig.) of resemblance">251</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 251 -- Occurrence 108 of 630">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲחֵֽי־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/achei_251.htm" title="'a·chei-: brothers -- Occurrence 3 of 16.">’ă-ḥê-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">brothers</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct">N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3130: Joseph = 'Jehovah has added'<BR> 1) the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel <BR> 2) father of Igal, who represented the tribe of Issachar among the spies <BR> 3) a son of Asaph <BR> 4) a man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra <BR> 5) a priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah">3130</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3130 -- Occurrence 61 of 213">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יוֹסֵ֖ף<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yosef_3130.htm" title="yo·Sef: of Joseph -- Occurrence 57 of 194.">yō-w-sêp̄</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Joseph</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6235: 1) ten <BR> 1a) ten <BR> 1b) with other numbers">6235</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6235 -- Occurrence 11 of 176">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עֲשָׂרָ֑ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/asarah_6235.htm" title="'a·sa·Rah;: ten -- Occurrence 6 of 55.">‘ă-śā-rāh;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">ten</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Number - masculine singular">Number-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7666.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7666: 1) to buy or purchase grain <BR> 1a) (Qal) to buy grain <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) to sell grain">7666</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7666.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7666 -- Occurrence 4 of 21">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lishbor_7666.htm" title="lish·Bor: to buy -- Occurrence 2 of 7.">liš-bōr</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to buy</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct">Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1250.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1250: 1) corn, grain">1250</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1250.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1250 -- Occurrence 3 of 14">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בָּ֖ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bar_1250.htm" title="bar: grain -- Occurrence 2 of 10.">bār</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">grain</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4714: Egypt = 'land of the Copts'<BR> n pr loc <BR> 1) a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows <BR> Egyptians = 'double straits' <BR> adj <BR> 2) the inhabitants or natives of Egypt">4714</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4714 -- Occurrence 40 of 614">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mimitzrayim_4714.htm" title="mi·mitz·Ra·yim.: Egypt -- Occurrence 2 of 90.">mim-miṣ-rā-yim.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in Egypt</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - proper - feminine singular">Prep-m | N-proper-fs</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <br /><br /> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Hebrew Texts</div><div align="right"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/genesis/42.htm">Genesis 42:3 Hebrew Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/genesis/42.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/genesis/42.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3381.htm" title="vai·ye·re·du: went -- 3381: to come or go down, descend">וַיֵּרְד֥וּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/251.htm" title="a·chei-: brothers -- 251: a brother">אֲחֵֽי־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3130.htm" title="yo·v·sef: of Joseph -- 3130: he increases,' a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites">יֹוסֵ֖ף</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6235.htm" title="a·sa·rah;: ten -- 6235: ten">עֲשָׂרָ֑ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7666.htm" title="lish·bor: to buy -- 7666: to buy grain">לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1250.htm" title="bar: grain -- 1250: grain, corn">בָּ֖ר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4714.htm" title="mim·mitz·ra·yim.: Egypt -- 4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa">מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/genesis/42.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3130.htm" title="Yowceph (yo-safe') -- Joseph">And Joseph's</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6235.htm" title="eser (eh'ser) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen">ten</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/251.htm" title="'ach (awkh) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other">brethren</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3381.htm" title="yarad (yaw-rad') -- X abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down)">went down</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7666.htm" title="shabar (shaw-bar') -- buy, sell">to buy</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1250.htm" title="bar (bawr) -- corn, wheat">corn</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4714.htm" title="Mitsrayim (mits-rah'-yim) -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim">in Egypt</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/42.htm">בראשית 42:3 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיֵּרְד֥וּ אֲחֵֽי־יֹוסֵ֖ף עֲשָׂרָ֑ה לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר בָּ֖ר מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/42.htm">בראשית 42:3 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">וירדו אחי־יוסף עשרה לשבר בר ממצרים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/42.htm">בראשית 42:3 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">וירדו אחי־יוסף עשרה לשבר בר ממצרים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/42.htm">בראשית 42:3 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">וירדו אחי יוסף עשרה לשבר בר ממצרים׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/42-3.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/42.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy grain from Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So 10 of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/42-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 42:5,13</span> And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/genesis/42-3.htm">Genesis 42:3</a> • <a href="/niv/genesis/42-3.htm">Genesis 42:3 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/genesis/42-3.htm">Genesis 42:3 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/genesis/42-3.htm">Genesis 42:3 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/genesis/42-3.htm">Genesis 42:3 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/genesis/42-3.htm">Genesis 42:3 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/42-3.htm">Genesis 42:3 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/42-3.htm">Genesis 42:3 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/42-3.htm">Genesis 42:3 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/42-3.htm">Genesis 42:3 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/genesis/42-3.htm">Genesis 42:3 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/42-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 42:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 42:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/42-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 42:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 42:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>