Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.” Young's Literal Translation And they say one unto another, ‘Verily we [are] guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul, in his making supplication unto us, and we did not hearken: therefore hath this distress come upon us.’ King James Bible And they said one to another, We [are] verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. Hebrew Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to one אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person another, אָחִ֗יו (’ā·ḥîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) “Surely אֲבָל֮ (’ă·ḇāl) Adverb Strong's 61: Verily, of a truth we אֲנַחְנוּ֮ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 587: We are being punished אֲשֵׁמִ֣ים ׀ (’ă·šê·mîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 818: Guilty, presenting a, sin-offering because of עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against our brother. אָחִינוּ֒ (’ā·ḥî·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 251: A brother, ) We saw רָאִ֜ינוּ (rā·’î·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 7200: To see his נַפְשׁ֛וֹ (nap̄·šōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion anguish צָרַ֥ת (ṣā·raṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6869: Tightness, a female rival when he pleaded בְּהִתְחַֽנְנ֥וֹ (bə·hiṯ·ḥan·nōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2603: To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore with us, אֵלֵ֖ינוּ (’ê·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to but we would not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no listen. שָׁמָ֑עְנוּ (šā·mā·‘ə·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently That is why עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against this הַזֹּֽאת׃ (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, distress הַצָּרָ֖ה (haṣ·ṣā·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6869: Tightness, a female rival has come בָּ֣אָה (bā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go upon us.” אֵלֵ֔ינוּ (’ê·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to |