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Genesis 50:21

Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

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וְעַתָּה֙veatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.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.תִּירָ֔אוּtiravfearיָרֵאverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “fear”, a wish or indirect commandH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).אָנֹכִ֛יanokhimeאָנֹכִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.אֲכַלְכֵּ֥לakhalkelabideכּוּלverb, pilpel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “abide”, an unfinished actionH3557properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)(be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).אֶתְכֶ֖םetkhemobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).וְאֶֽתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).טַפְּכֶ֑םtapkhemchildrenטַףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “children”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2945a family (mostly used collectively in the singular)(little) children (ones), families.וַיְנַחֵ֣םvaynachemand comfortנָחַםconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and comfort”, the next action in the storyH5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).אוֹתָ֔םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).וַיְדַבֵּ֖רvaydaberand speakדָבַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and speak”, the next action in the storyH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.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,…לִבָּֽםlibamcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now therefore fear ye not; I will sustain you, and your little ones.' And he comforted them, and spoke kindly unto them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

Young’s Literal Translation

and now, fear not: I do nourish you and your infants;' and he comforteth them, and speaketh unto their heart.

World English Bible

Now therefore don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

Darby Translation

And now, fear not: I will maintain you and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke consolingly to them.

Douay-Rheims

Fear not: I will feed you and your children. And he comforted them, and spoke gently and mildly.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now therefore fear ye not; I will sustain you, and your little ones.' And he comforted them, and spoke kindly unto them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he said to them, Fear not, I will maintain you, and your families: and he comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, μὴ φοβεῖσθε· ἐγὼ διαθρέψω ὑμᾶς, καὶ τὰς οἰκίας ὑμῶν· καὶ παρεκάλεσεν αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἐλάλησεν αὐτῶν εἰς τὴν καρδίαν.