Genesis 44:33 KJV

Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

Thou and Ye

  • thee, thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Cross References

  • 1 John 3:16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
  • Exodus 32:32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
  • Romans 5:7–10 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. …
  • Romans 9:3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
  • Hebrews 7:22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

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  • Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant וְעַתָּה wĕʿattâ Adverb · with and נָא nāʾ Exhortation עַבְדְּךָ ʿabdĕkā עֶבֶד Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • abide יֵשֶׁב yēšeb יָשַׁב Verb · qal jussive, third person masculine singular
  • instead of the lad תַּחַת taḥat Preposition הַנַּעַר hannaʿar נַעַר Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • a bondman עֶבֶד ʿebed עֶבֶד Noun · masculine singular
  • to my lord לַאדֹנִי laʾdōnî אָדוֹן Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular
  • and let the lad וְהַנַּעַר wĕhannaʿar נַעַר Noun · masculine singular · with and, the
  • go up יַעַל yaʿal עָלָה Verb · qal jussive, third person masculine singular
  • with his brethren עִם ʿim Preposition אֶחָיו ʾeḥāyw אָח Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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