Genesis 37:26
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

Young's Literal Translation
And Judah saith unto his brethren, ‘What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood?

King James Bible
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit [is it] if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

Hebrew
Then Judah
יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

said
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (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 brothers,
אֶחָ֑יו (’e·ḥāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

“What
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

profit will we gain
בֶּ֗צַע (be·ṣa‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1215: Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit

if
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

we kill
נַהֲרֹג֙ (na·hă·rōḡ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent

our brother
אָחִ֔ינוּ (’ā·ḥî·nū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

and cover up
וְכִסִּ֖ינוּ (wə·ḵis·sî·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover

his blood?
דָּמֽוֹ׃ (dā·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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