Genesis
Genesis 45:6
6For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the famine | הָרָעָ֖ב | hā·rā·‘āḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| has covered | בְּקֶ֣רֶב | bə·qe·reḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7130 inward part, midst |
| the land | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| these | זֶ֛ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| two years | שְׁנָתַ֥יִם | šə·nā·ṯa·yim | Noun - fd | H8141 year |
| and there will be five | חָמֵ֣שׁ | ḥā·mêš | Number - feminine singular | H2568 five |
| more | וְעוֹד֙ | wə·‘ō·wḏ | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| years | שָׁנִ֔ים | šā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8141 year |
| without | אֵין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| plowing | חָרִ֖ישׁ | ḥā·rîš | Noun - masculine singular | H2758 ploughing, ploughing-time |
| or harvesting | וְקָצִּֽיר׃ | wə·qå̄ṣ·ṣīr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7105 harvesting, harvest |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.