Genesis
Genesis 45:8
8Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh — lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| it was not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| you | אַתֶּ֞ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| who sent | שְׁלַחְתֶּ֤ם | šə·laḥ·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H7971 send |
| me | אֹתִי֙ | ’ō·ṯî | Direct object marker; first person common singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| here | הֵ֔נָּה | hên·nāh | Adverb | H2008 hither |
| but | כִּ֖י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| God | הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| who has made me | וַיְשִׂימֵ֨נִֽי | way·śî·mê·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| a father | לְאָ֜ב | lə·’āḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H1 father |
| to Pharaoh | לְפַרְעֹ֗ה | lə·p̄ar·‘ōh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| lord | וּלְאָדוֹן֙ | ū·lə·’ā·ḏō·wn | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H113 lord |
| of all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his household | בֵּית֔וֹ | bê·ṯōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| and ruler | וּמֹשֵׁ֖ל | ū·mō·šêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H4910 rule, have dominion, reign |
| over all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the land | אֶ֥רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
Cross-references
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John 15:16 · Romans 9:16 · John 19:11 · Psalm 105:21–22 · Judges 17:10 · Job 29:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.