Genesis 43:27
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And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”
In other translations
And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”
Hebrew words
וַיִּשְׁאַלvaiyish'aland he askedH7592לָהֶםlahemof themלְשָׁלוֹםleshalomto welfareH7965וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הֲשָׁלוֹםhashalom¿ healthH7965אֲבִיכֶם'avikhem[is] father yourH1הַזָּקֵןhazaken<the> oldH2205אֲשֶׁר'asherwhomH834אֲמַרְתֶּם'amartemyou spokeH559הַעוֹדֶנּוּha'odenu¿ [is] still heH5750חָי׃chaialiveH2416
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