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Genesis 45:20

Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.

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וְעֵ֣ינְכֶ֔םveeynkhemand eye , , -sightעַיִןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תָּחֹ֖סtachospityחוּסverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “pity”, a wish or indirect commandH2347properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionatepity, regard, spare.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כְּלֵיכֶ֑םkeleykhemvesselכְּלִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “vessel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3627something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, [phrase] furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, [idiom] one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, [phrase] psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, [phrase] w…כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…ט֛וּבtuvgladnessטוּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “gladness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2898good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfarefair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).אֶ֥רֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.מִצְרַ֖יִםmitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.לָכֶ֥םlakhemtoלָכֶ֥םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toהֽוּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Also regard not your stuff; for the good things of all the land of Egypt are yours.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.

Young’s Literal Translation

and your eye hath no pity on your vessels, for the good of all the land of Egypt [is] yours.'

World English Bible

Also, don’t concern yourselves about your belongings, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.”

Darby Translation

And let not your eye regret your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt shall be yours.

Douay-Rheims

And leave nothing of your household stuff: for all the riches of Egypt shall be yours.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Also regard not your stuff; for the good things of all the land of Egypt are yours.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And be not sparing in regard to your property, for all the good of Egypt shall be yours.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ μὴ φείσησθε τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς τῶν σκευῶν ὑμῶν· τὰ γὰρ πάντα ἀγαθὰ Αἰγύπτου ὑμῖν ἔσται.