Genesis 43:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”

Young's Literal Translation
and the men are afraid because they have been brought into the house of Joseph, and they say, ‘For the matter of the money which was put back in our bags at the commencement are we brought in—to roll himself upon us, and to throw himself on us, and to take us for servants—our asses also.’

King James Bible
And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

Hebrew
But the men
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֗ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

were frightened
וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ (way·yî·rə·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

that
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they had been taken
הֽוּבְאוּ֮ (hū·ḇə·’ū)
Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to Joseph’s
יוֹסֵף֒ (yō·w·sêp̄)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites

house.
בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

“We
אֲנַ֖חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

have been brought
מֽוּבָאִ֑ים (mū·ḇā·’îm)
Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

here because of
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the money
הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ (hak·ke·sep̄)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

that was returned
הַשָּׁ֤ב (haš·šāḇ)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

in our bags
בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ (bə·’am·tə·ḥō·ṯê·nū)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 572: Something expansive, a bag

the first time,”
בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה (bat·tə·ḥil·lāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8462: A commencement, rel, original

they said.
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“They intend
לְהִתְגֹּלֵ֤ל (lə·hiṯ·gō·lêl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1556: To roll, roll away

to overpower
וּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣ל (ū·lə·hiṯ·nap·pêl)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

us
עָלֵ֔ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

and take
וְלָקַ֧חַת (wə·lā·qa·ḥaṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3947: To take

us
אֹתָ֛נוּ (’ō·ṯā·nū)
Direct object marker | first person common plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

as slaves,
לַעֲבָדִ֖ים (la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

along with
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

our donkeys.”
חֲמֹרֵֽינוּ׃ (ḥă·mō·rê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 2543: A male ass

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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