Genesis

Genesis 41:55

⁵⁵When extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, he told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When extreme hunger	וַתִּרְעַב֙	wat·tir·‘aḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7456 be hungry
came to all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and the people	הָעָ֛ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
cried out	וַיִּצְעַ֥ק	way·yiṣ·‘aq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6817 cry, cry out, call
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֖ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
for food	לַלָּ֑חֶם	lal·lā·ḥem	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
told	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Egyptians	מִצְרַ֙יִם֙	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
Go	לְכ֣וּ	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֔ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
and do	תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃	ta·‘ă·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
whatever	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he tells	יֹאמַ֥ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
you	לָכֶ֖ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural

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Jeremiah 14:1–6 · Matthew 17:5 · Matthew 3:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.