Genesis 44:23
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But you said to your servants, Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’

Young's Literal Translation
and thou sayest unto thy servants, If your young brother come not down with you, ye add not to see my face.

King James Bible
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

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

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

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

‘Unless
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

your younger
הַקָּטֹ֖ן (haq·qā·ṭōn)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6996: Small, young, unimportant

brother
אֲחִיכֶ֥ם (’ă·ḥî·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

comes down
יֵרֵ֛ד (yê·rêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend

with you,
אִתְּכֶ֑ם (’it·tə·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

you will not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

see
לִרְא֥וֹת (lir·’ō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7200: To see

my face
פָּנָֽי׃ (pā·nāy)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6440: The face

again.’
תֹסִפ֖וּן (ṯō·si·p̄ūn)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 3254: To add, augment

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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