Genesis

Genesis 45:19–20

¹⁹You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back. ²⁰But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”

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Genesis 45:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	וְאַתָּ֥ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are also directed to tell them	צֻוֵּ֖יתָה	ṣuw·wê·ṯāh	Verb - Pual - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Take	קְחוּ־	qə·ḥū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3947 take
wagons	עֲגָל֗וֹת	‘ă·ḡā·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5699 cart
from the land	מֵאֶ֨רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֜יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
for your young children	לְטַפְּכֶם֙	lə·ṭap·pə·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H2945 children
and your wives	וְלִנְשֵׁיכֶ֔ם	wə·lin·šê·ḵem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
and bring	וּנְשָׂאתֶ֥ם	ū·nə·śā·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
your father	אֲבִיכֶ֖ם	’ă·ḇî·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
and come back	וּבָאתֶֽם׃	ū·ḇā·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go

Genesis 45:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But pay no regard	וְעֵ֣ינְכֶ֔ם	wə·‘ê·nə·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine plural	H5869 eye
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your belongings	כְּלֵיכֶ֑ם	kə·lê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the best	ט֛וּב	ṭūḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2898 good things, goods, goodness
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֖יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
is	הֽוּא׃	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
yours	לָכֶ֥ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural

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Genesis 45:19 Genesis 46:5 · Genesis 45:27

Genesis 45:20 Isaiah 1:19 · Luke 17:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.