KJV: And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
YLT: and he searcheth -- at the eldest he hath begun, and at the youngest he hath completed -- and the cup is found in the bag of Benjamin;
Darby: And he searched carefully: he began at the eldest, and ended at the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
ASV: And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left off at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
| וַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂ | So he searched |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: חָפַשׂ Sense: to search, search for, to search out, disguise oneself. |
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| בַּגָּד֣וֹל | with the oldest |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Adjective, masculine singular Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great. |
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| הֵחֵ֔ל | He began |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: חָלַל Sense: to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin. |
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| וּבַקָּטֹ֖ן | and with the youngest |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Adjective, masculine singular Root: קָטָן Sense: young, small, insignificant, unimportant. |
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| כִּלָּ֑ה | left off |
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Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: כָּלָה Sense: to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent. |
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| וַיִּמָּצֵא֙ | And was found |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to. |
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| הַגָּבִ֔יעַ | the cup |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: גָּבִיעַ Sense: cup, bowl. |
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| בְּאַמְתַּ֖חַת | in the sack |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אַמְתַּחַת Sense: sack, flexible container (for grain). |
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| בִּנְיָמִֽן | of Benjamin |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בִּנְיָמִין Sense: Jacob’s and Rachel’s youngest son, Joseph’s full brother. |
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