Genesis
Genesis 45:7
7God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.a
Footnotes
- a 45:7 Or and to keep you alive as a great band of survivors
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| God | אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| sent me | וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִי | way·yiš·lā·ḥê·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7971 send |
| before you | לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם | lip̄·nê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| to preserve | לָשׂ֥וּם | lā·śūm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7760 put, place, set |
| you | לָכֶ֛ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| as a remnant | שְׁאֵרִ֖ית | šə·’ê·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder |
| on the earth | בָּאָ֑רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and to save your lives | וּלְהַחֲי֣וֹת | ū·lə·ha·ḥă·yō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H2421 live |
| by a great | גְּדֹלָֽה׃ | gə·ḏō·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| deliverance | לִפְלֵיטָ֖ה | lip̄·lê·ṭāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H6413 escape |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 7:35 · Psalm 44:4 · Psalm 18:50 · Judges 15:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.