Genesis

Genesis 45:18

¹⁸Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then bring	וּקְח֧וּ	ū·qə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3947 take
your father	אֲבִיכֶ֛ם	’ă·ḇî·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
and your families	בָּתֵּיכֶ֖ם	bāt·tê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1004 house
and return	וּבֹ֣אוּ	ū·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to me	אֵלָ֑י	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
I will give	וְאֶתְּנָ֣ה	wə·’et·tə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the best	טוּב֙	ṭūḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2898 good things, goods, goodness
of 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 you shall eat	וְאִכְל֖וּ	wə·’iḵ·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H398 eat
from the fat	חֵ֥לֶב	ḥê·leḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2459 fat
of the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

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Numbers 18:12 · Genesis 47:6 · Genesis 27:28 · Numbers 18:29 · Psalm 147:14 · Psalm 81:16 · Isaiah 28:1 · Deuteronomy 32:14 · Isaiah 28:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.