Genesis

Genesis 41:47–49

⁴⁷During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully. ⁴⁸During those seven years, Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it. ⁴⁹So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.

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Genesis 41:47

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
During the seven	בְּשֶׁ֖בַע	bə·še·ḇa‘	Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
years	שְׁנֵ֣י	šə·nê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8141 year
of abundance	הַשָּׂבָ֑ע	haś·śā·ḇā‘	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7647 plenty, satiety
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
brought forth	וַתַּ֣עַשׂ	wat·ta·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
bountifully	לִקְמָצִֽים׃	liq·mā·ṣîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H7062 closed hand, fist

Genesis 41:48

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
During those seven	שֶׁ֣בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
years	שָׁנִ֗ים	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
Joseph collected	וַיִּקְבֹּ֞ץ	way·yiq·bōṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6908 gather, collect
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the excess food	אֹ֣כֶל׀	’ō·ḵel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H400 food
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and stored	וַיִּתֶּן־	way·yit·ten-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
it	אֹ֖כֶל	’ō·ḵel	Noun - masculine singular	H400 food
in the cities	בֶּעָרִ֑ים	be·‘ā·rîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
In every city	הָעִ֛יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
he laid up	נָתַ֥ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the food	אֹ֧כֶל	’ō·ḵel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H400 food
from the fields	שְׂדֵה־	śə·ḏêh-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7704 id.
around it	סְבִיבֹתֶ֖יהָ	sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯe·hā	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H5439 circuit, round about

Genesis 41:49

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Joseph	יוֹסֵ֥ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
stored up	וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר	way·yiṣ·bōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6651 heap up
grain	בָּ֛ר	bār	Noun - masculine singular	H1250 corn
in such abundance	הַרְבֵּ֣ה	har·bêh	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
like the sand	כְּח֥וֹל	kə·ḥō·wl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2344 sand
of the sea	הַיָּ֖ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he stopped	חָדַ֥ל	ḥā·ḏal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2308 cease
keeping track of it	לִסְפֹּ֖ר	lis·pōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5608 count
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it was beyond	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
measure	מִסְפָּֽר׃	mis·pār	Noun - masculine singular	H4557 number, tale

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Genesis 41:47 Genesis 26:12

Genesis 41:49 Psalm 78:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.