Genesis 43:25
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.

Young's Literal Translation
and they prepare the present until the coming of Joseph at noon, for they have heard that there they do eat bread.

King James Bible
And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

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

[the brothers] had been told
שָֽׁמְע֔וּ (šā·mə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

that
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they were going to eat
יֹ֥אכְלוּ (yō·ḵə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 398: To eat

a meal
לָֽחֶם׃ (lā·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

there,
שָׁ֖ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

they prepared
וַיָּכִ֙ינוּ֙ (way·yā·ḵî·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3559: To be erect

their gift
הַמִּנְחָ֔ה (ham·min·ḥāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering

for
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

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

arrival
בּ֥וֹא (bō·w)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

at noon.
בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם (baṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6672: A light, double light, noon

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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