Genesis 42:36
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And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
In other translations
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֲלֵהֶם'alehemto themH413יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290אֲבִיהֶם'avihemfather theirH1אֹתִי'oti<obj.> meH853שִׁכַּלְתֶּםshikaltemyou are making childlessH7921יוֹסֵףyosefJosephH3130אֵינֶנּוּ'einenunot [is] heH369וְשִׁמְעוֹןveshim'onand SimeonH8095אֵינֶנּוּ'einenunot [is] heH369וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853בִּנְיָמִןbinyaminBenjaminH1144תִּקָּחוּtikachuyou will takeH3947עָלַי'alaion meH5921הָיוּhayuthey areH1961כֻלָּנָה׃khulanahall of themH3605
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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