Genesis
Genesis 45:23
23And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And he sent | שָׁלַ֤ח | šā·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| to his father | וּלְאָבִ֞יו | ū·lə·’ā·ḇîw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| the following | כְּזֹאת֙ | kə·zōṯ | Preposition-k; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| ten | עֲשָׂרָ֣ה | ‘ă·śā·rāh | Number - masculine singular | H6235 ten |
| donkeys | חֲמֹרִ֔ים | ḥă·mō·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2543 heap |
| loaded | נֹשְׂאִ֖ים | nō·śə·’îm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| with the best | מִטּ֣וּב | miṭ·ṭūḇ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2898 good things, goods, goodness |
| of Egypt | מִצְרָ֑יִם | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| and ten | וְעֶ֣שֶׂר | wə·‘e·śer | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct | H6235 ten |
| female donkeys | אֲתֹנֹ֡ת | ’ă·ṯō·nōṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H860 she-ass |
| loaded | נֹֽ֠שְׂאֹת | nō·śə·’ōṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| with grain | בָּ֣ר | bār | Noun - masculine singular | H1250 corn |
| and bread | וָלֶ֧חֶם | wā·le·ḥem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| and provisions | וּמָז֛וֹן | ū·mā·zō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4202 food, sustenance |
| for his father’s | לְאָבִ֖יו | lə·’ā·ḇîw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| journey | לַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ | lad·dā·reḵ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.