Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.” Young's Literal Translation And Reuben speaketh unto his father, saying, ‘My two sons thou dost put to death, if I bring him not in unto thee; give him into my hand, and I—I bring him back unto thee;’ King James Bible And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again. Hebrew Then Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙ (rə·’ū·ḇên) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7205: Reuben -- 'behold a son!' oldest son of Jacob, also his desc said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to his father, אָבִ֣יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father “You may kill תָּמִ֔ית (tā·mîṯ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill my two שְׁנֵ֤י (šə·nê) Number - mdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) sons בָנַי֙ (ḇā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not I fail לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to bring him back אֲבִיאֶ֖נּוּ (’ă·ḇî·’en·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to you. אֵלֶ֑יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Put תְּנָ֤ה (tə·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set him in עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against my care, יָדִ֔י (yā·ḏî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3027: A hand and I וַאֲנִ֖י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I will return him.” אֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ (’ă·šî·ḇen·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again |
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