Genesis 44:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’

Young's Literal Translation
‘And thou sayest unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, and I set mine eye upon him;

King James Bible
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

Hebrew
Then you told
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

your servants,
עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

‘Bring him down
הוֹרִדֻ֖הוּ (hō·w·ri·ḏu·hū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend

to me
אֵלָ֑י (’ê·lāy)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

so that I can see
וְאָשִׂ֥ימָה (wə·’ā·śî·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

him
עָלָֽיו׃ (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

for myself.’
עֵינִ֖י (‘ê·nî)
Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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