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Genesis 43:20

And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

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וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvayomrvand 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…בִּ֣יbiohבִּיparticle, exhortation — “oh”H994oh that!; with leave, or if it pleasealas, O, oh.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-'.יָרֹ֥דyarodbring downיָרַדverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “bring down”, the verb used for emphasisH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…יָרַ֛דְנוּyaradnvbring downיָרַדverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “bring down”, a completed actionH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…בַּתְּחִלָּ֖הbatchilahin beginתְּחִלָּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in begin”, the ordinary formH8462a commencement; rel. original (adverb, -ly)begin(-ning), first (time).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 said: 'Oh my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and said, Oh, my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

Young’s Literal Translation

and say, 'O, my lord, we really come down at the commencement to buy food;

World English Bible

and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.

Darby Translation

and said, Ah! my lord, we came indeed down at the first to buy food.

Douay-Rheims

They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us: We came down once before to buy food:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and said: 'Oh my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

saying, We pray thee , Sir; we came down at first to buy food.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

λέγοντες, δεόμεθα, κύριε· κατέβηεν τὴν ἀρχὴν πρίασθαι βρώματα.