Genesis

Genesis 41:34

³⁴Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest^a of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let Pharaoh	פַרְעֹ֔ה	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
take action	יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
and appoint	וְיַפְקֵ֥ד	wə·yap̄·qêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
commissioners	פְּקִדִ֖ים	pə·qi·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6496 commissioner, deputy, overseer
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
to take a fifth	וְחִמֵּשׁ֙	wə·ḥim·mêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2567 tax a fifth
of the harvest	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
during the seven	בְּשֶׁ֖בַע	bə·še·ḇa‘	Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
years	שְׁנֵ֥י	šə·nê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8141 year
of abundance	הַשָּׂבָֽע׃	haś·śā·ḇā‘	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7647 plenty, satiety

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.