Genesis
Genesis 41:48–49
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 41:48
| 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 41:49 Psalm 78:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.