KJV: And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
YLT: And Israel their father saith unto them, 'If so, now, this do: take of the praised thing of the land in your vessels, and take down to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds;
Darby: And their father Israel said to them, If it is then so, do this: take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a gift: a little balsam and a little honey, tragacanth and ladanum, pistacia-nuts and almonds.
ASV: And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | And said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| אֲלֵהֶ֜ם | to them |
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Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion). |
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| יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל | Israel |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel. |
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| אֲבִיהֶ֗ם | their father |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual. |
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| כֵּ֣ן ׀ | so |
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Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus. |
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| זֹ֣את | this |
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Parse: Pronoun, feminine singular Root: זׄאת Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such. |
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| קְח֞וּ | Take some |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away. |
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| מִזִּמְרַ֤ת | of the best fruits |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: זִמְרָה Sense: choice fruits, choice products. |
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| הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | of the land |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| בִּכְלֵיכֶ֔ם | in your vessels |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural Root: כְּלִי Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil. |
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| וְהוֹרִ֥ידוּ | and carry down |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine plural Root: יָרַד Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down. |
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| לָאִ֖ישׁ | for the man |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אֱנׄושׁ Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind. |
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| מִנְחָ֑ה | a present |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: מִנְחָה Sense: gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering. |
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| מְעַ֤ט | a little |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct Root: מְעַט Sense: littleness, few, a little, fewness. |
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| צֳרִי֙ | balm |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: צֳרִי Sense: a kind of balsam, balm, salve. |
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| וּמְעַ֣ט | and a little |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular construct Root: מְעַט Sense: littleness, few, a little, fewness. |
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| דְּבַ֔שׁ | honey |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: דְּבַשׁ Sense: honey. |
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| נְכֹ֣את | spices |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: נְכֹאת Sense: a spice. |
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| וָלֹ֔ט | and myrrh |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: לֹט Sense: myrrh. |
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| בָּטְנִ֖ים | pistachios |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: בָּטְנָה Sense: pistachio nuts—delicacy given to Joseph by Jacob through his sons. |
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| וּשְׁקֵדִֽים | and almonds |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural Root: שָׁקֵד Sense: almond tree, almonds. |
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