Genesis 42:20
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.

Young's Literal Translation
and your young brother ye bring unto me, and your words are established, and ye die not;’ and they do so.

King James Bible
But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

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

bring
תָּבִ֣יאוּ (tā·ḇî·’ū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

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

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

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

so that your words
דִבְרֵיכֶ֖ם (ḏiḇ·rê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

can be verified,
וְיֵאָמְנ֥וּ (wə·yê·’ā·mə·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 539: To confirm, support

that you may not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

die.”
תָמ֑וּתוּ (ṯā·mū·ṯū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

And to this
כֵֽן׃ (ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

they consented.
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־ (way·ya·‘ă·śū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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