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He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and not die."

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֕אמֶר vai·yo·mer
"Behold, lo! behold! Particle H2009 הִנֵּ֣ה hin·neh
I have heard to hear Verb H8085 שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי sha·ma'·ti,
that there being, substance, existence, is sub H3426 יֶשׁ־ yesh-
is grain corn, grain Noun H7668 שֶׁ֖בֶר she·ver
in Egypt; a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם be·mitz·ra·yim;
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go down to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 רְדוּ־ re·du-
there there, thither Adverb H8033 שָׁ֙מָּה֙ sham·mah
and buy to buy grain Verb H7666 וְשִׁבְרוּ־ ve·shiv·ru-
[some] for us from that place, there, thither Adverb H8033 מִשָּׁ֔ם mi·sham,
so that we may live to live Verb H2421 וְנִחְיֶ֖ה ve·nich·yeh
and not die." to die Verb H4191 נָמֽוּת׃ na·mut.

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Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and not die."
King James Bible He And he said, "Behold, Behold, I have heard that there is grain corn in Egypt; go Egypt: get you down there thither, and buy some for us from that place, so thence; that we may live live, and not die."
Hebrew Greek English He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and not die."