Genesis 42:22
Reuben answered them, saying, “Didn’t I tell you, saying, ‘Don’t sin against the child,’ and you wouldn’t listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required.”This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- רְאוּבֵןRᵉʼûwbênReuben, a son of Jacob
- יֶלֶדyeledsomething born, i.e. a lad or offspring
- חָטָאchâṭâʼproperly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, la
- דָּםdâmblood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of
- עָנָהʻânâhproperly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; b
- שָׁמַעshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively,
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
2Ch 24:22, 1Ki 2:32, Psa 9:12, Gen 37:21–22, Luk 11:50–51, Gen 9:5–6, Gen 4:10, Rom 2:15