Genesis

Genesis 41:57

⁵⁷And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And every	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
nation	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
came	בָּ֣אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֑ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
in Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יְמָה	miṣ·ray·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
to buy grain	לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר	liš·bōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7666 buy grain
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the famine	הָרָעָ֖ב	hā·rā·‘āḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
was severe	חָזַ֥ק	ḥā·zaq	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
over all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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