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Genesis 42:10

And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

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וַיֹּאמְר֥וּvayomrvand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֵלָ֖יוelayvamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אֲדֹנִ֑יadonilordאָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.וַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָvaavadeykhaand servantעֶבֶדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.בָּ֖אוּbavto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…לִשְׁבָּרlishbarto sellשָׁבַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to sell”, the to-form of the verbH7666to deal in grainbuy, sell.אֹֽכֶלokhelfoodאֹכֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “food”, the ordinary formH400foodeating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they said unto him: 'Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they say unto him, 'No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;

World English Bible

They said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.

Darby Translation

And they said to him, No, my lord; but to buy food are thy servants come.

Douay-Rheims

But they said: It is not so, my lord, but thy servants are come to buy food.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they said unto him: 'Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But they said, Nay, Sir, we thy servants are come to buy food;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἱ δὲ εἶπαν, οὐχὶ, κύριε· οἱ παῖδές σου ἤλθομεν πρίασθαι βρώματα.