Genesis

Genesis 41:43

⁴³He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!”^c So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.

Footnotes

c 41:43 That is, “Abrek,” probably an Egyptian word that sounds similar to the Hebrew for kneel

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He had Joseph ride	וַיַּרְכֵּ֣ב	way·yar·kêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7392 mount and ride, ride
in his second	הַמִּשְׁנֶה֙	ham·miš·neh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4932 double, copy, second
chariot	בְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶת	bə·mir·ke·ḇeṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4818 chariot
with men calling out	וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ	way·yiq·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
before him	לְפָנָ֖יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
Bow the knee	אַבְרֵ֑ךְ	’aḇ·rêḵ	Adverb	H86 kneel
So he placed	וְנָת֣וֹן	wə·nā·ṯō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H5414 give, put, set
him	אֹת֔וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
over	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.