Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ way-yō-mə-rū but they said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 7592 [e] שָׁא֣וֹל šā-’ō-wl asked V-Qal-InfAbs 7592 [e] שָֽׁאַל־ šā-’al- specifically V-Qal-Perf-3ms 376 [e] הָ֠אִישׁ hā-’îš the man Art | N-ms   לָ֣נוּ lā-nū about ourselves Prep | 1cp 4138 [e] וּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּ ū-lə-mō-w-laḏ-tê-nū and our family Conj-w, Prep-l | N-fsc | 1cp 559 [e] לֵאמֹ֗ר lê-mōr, saying Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 5750 [e] הַע֨וֹד ha-‘ō-wḏ [Is] still Adv 1 [e] אֲבִיכֶ֥ם ’ă-ḇî-ḵem your father N-msc | 2mp 2416 [e] חַי֙ ḥay alive Adj-ms 3426 [e] הֲיֵ֣שׁ hă-yêš have Adv   לָכֶ֣ם lā-ḵem you Prep | 2mp 251 [e] אָ֔ח ’āḥ, a brother N-ms 5046 [e] וַנַ֨גֶּד־ wa-nag-geḏ- and we told Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cp   ל֔וֹ‪‬ lōw, him Prep | 3ms 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- according to Prep 6310 [e] פִּ֖י pî mouth N-msc 1697 [e] הַדְּבָרִ֣ים had-də-ḇā-rîm the words Art | N-mp 428 [e] הָאֵ֑לֶּה hā-’êl-leh; these Art | Pro-cp 3045 [e] הֲיָד֣וֹעַ hă-yā-ḏō-w-a‘ Could possibly V-Qal-InfAbs 3045 [e] נֵדַ֔ע nê-ḏa‘, we have known V-Qal-Imperf-1cp 3588 [e] כִּ֣י kî that Conj 559 [e] יֹאמַ֔ר yō-mar, he would say V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 3381 [e] הוֹרִ֖ידוּ hō-w-rî-ḏū bring down V-Hifil-Imp-mp 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 251 [e] אֲחִיכֶֽם׃ ’ă-ḥî-ḵem. your brother N-msc | 2mp

New American Standard Bible
But they said, "The man questioned particularly about us and our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' So we answered his questions. Could we possibly know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down '?"

King James Bible
And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They answered, "The man kept asking about us and our family: 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother? And we answered him accordingly. How could we know that he would say, 'Bring your brother here'?"

asked us straitly. Heb. asking asked us.

Genesis 43:3 And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man did solemnly protest to us, …

tenor. Heb. mouth.
could we certainly know. Heb. knowing could we know.

Genesis 43:3 And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man did solemnly protest to us, …

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