King James Version

Genesis 44:25

And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

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וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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…אָבִ֑ינוּavinvfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.שֻׁ֖בוּshuvvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “again”, a commandH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…שִׁבְרוּshivrvsellשָׁבַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “sell”, a commandH7666to deal in grainbuy, sell.לָ֥נוּlanvtoלָ֥נוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”toמְעַטmeatlittleמְעַטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “little”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.אֹֽכֶלokhelfoodאֹכֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “food”, the ordinary formH400foodeating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And our father said: Go again, buy us a little food.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.

Young’s Literal Translation

and our father saith, Turn back, buy for us a little food,

World English Bible

Our father said, ‘Go again and buy us a little food.’

Darby Translation

And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.

Douay-Rheims

And our father said: Go again, and buy us a little wheat.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)