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Genesis 44:9

With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.

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אֲשֶׁ֨רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יִמָּצֵ֥אyimatsecomeמָצָאverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “come”, an unfinished actionH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…אִתּ֛וֹitvoamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.מֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָmeavadeykhafrom servantעֶבֶדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.וָמֵ֑תvametand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and die”, a completed action in a sequenceH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…וְגַםvegamand alsoגַּםconjunction, particle, affirmation — “and also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.אֲנַ֕חְנוּanachnvweאֲנַחְנוּpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, plural — “we”H587weourselves, us, we.נִֽהְיֶ֥הnihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לַֽאדֹנִ֖יladonito lordאָדוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.לַעֲבָדִֽיםlaavadimto servantעֶבֶדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to servant”, the ordinary formH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.

Young’s Literal Translation

with whomsoever of thy servants it is found, he hath died, and we also are to my lord for servants.'

World English Bible

With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.”

Darby Translation

With whomsoever of thy servants it is found, let him die; and we also will be my lord's bondmen.

Douay-Rheims

With whomsoever of thy servants shall be found that which thou seekest, let him die, and we will be the bondmen of my lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

With whomsoever of thy servants thou shalt find the cup, let him die; and, moreover, we will be servants to our lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παρʼ ᾧ ἂν εὕρῃς τὸ κόνδυ τῶν παιδων σου, ἀποθνησκέτω· καὶ ἡμεῖς δὲ ἐσόμεθα παῖδες τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν.