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genesis_42:32

Genesis 42:32

Hebrew
שְׁנֵים עָשָׂ֥ר אֲנַ֛חְנוּ אַחִ֖ים בְּנֵ֣י אָבִ֑ינוּ הָאֶחָ֣ד אֵינֶ֔נּוּ וְהַקָּטֹ֥ן הַיּ֛וֹם אֶת אָבִ֖ינוּ בְּאֶ֥רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ

hebrew

Meaning:

* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country

The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.

When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1
כְּנָֽעַן
ESV
We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.'
NIV
We were twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in Canaan.'
NLT
We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One brother is no longer with us, and the youngest is at home with our father in the land of Canaan.'
LXX
δώδεκα ἀδελφοί ἐσμενplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
υἱοὶ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πατρὸς ἡμῶν plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
εἷς οὐχ ὑπάρχει plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
μικρότερος μετὰ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πατρὸς ἡμῶν σήμερον ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
γῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ

Meaning:

* Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5)

Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”.

It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1
Χανααν
KJV
We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 42:31 ← Genesis 42:32 → Genesis 42:33

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