Genesis 42:21
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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.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.”
In other translations
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.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.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559אִישׁ'isheachH376אֶל־'el-toH413אָחִיו'achivbrother hisH251אֲבָל'avalindeedH61אֲשֵׁמִים׀'ashemim[are] guiltyH818אֲנַחְנוּ'anachnuweH587עַל־'al-onH5921אָחִינוּ'achinubrother ourH251אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834רָאִינוּra'inuwe sawH7200צָרַתtzarat[the] distress ofH6869נַפְשׁוֹnafshoself hisH5315בְּהִתְחַנְנוֹbehitchanowhen sought favor heH2603אֵלֵינוּ'eleinuto usH413וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808שָׁמָעְנוּshama'enuwe listenedH8085עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651בָּאָהba'ahit has comeH935אֵלֵינוּ'eleinuto usH413הַצָּרָהhatzarahthe distressH6869הַזֹּאת׃hazot<the> thisH2063
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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