Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go. Young's Literal Translation ‘And the man, the lord of the land, saith unto us, By this I know that ye [are] right men—one of your brethren leave with me, and [for] the famine of your houses take ye and go, King James Bible And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye [are] true [men]; leave one of your brethren [here] with me, and take [food for] the famine of your households, and be gone: Hebrew Then the manהָאִישׁ֙ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who is the lord אֲדֹנֵ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller of the land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to us, אֵלֵ֗ינוּ (’ê·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to ‘This is how בְּזֹ֣את (bə·zōṯ) Preposition-b | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, I will know אֵדַ֔ע (’ê·ḏa‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3045: To know whether כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you אַתֶּ֑ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are honest: כֵנִ֖ים (ḵê·nîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 3651: So -- thus Leave הַנִּ֣יחוּ (han·nî·ḥū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3240: Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, one הָֽאֶחָד֙ (hā·’e·ḥāḏ) Article | Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first brother אֲחִיכֶ֤ם (’ă·ḥî·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 251: A brother, ) with me, אִתִּ֔י (’it·tî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among take קְח֥וּ (qə·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take food to relieve the hunger רַעֲב֥וֹן (ra·‘ă·ḇō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7459: Hunger, lack of food, famine of your households, בָּתֵּיכֶ֖ם (bāt·tê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house and go. וָלֵֽכוּ׃ (wā·lê·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk |