Genesis

Genesis 45:9

⁹Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now return	וַעֲל֣וּ	wa·‘ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
quickly	מַהֲרוּ֮	ma·hă·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H4116 hasten
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
my father	אָבִי֒	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
and tell	וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם	wa·’ă·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
him	אֵלָ֗יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
This is what	כֹּ֤ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
your son	בִּנְךָ֣	bin·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֔ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
says	אָמַר֙	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
God	אֱלֹהִ֛ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has made me	שָׂמַ֧נִי	śā·ma·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
lord	לְאָד֖וֹן	lə·’ā·ḏō·wn	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H113 lord
of all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יִם	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
Come down	רְדָ֥ה	rə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to me	אֵלַ֖י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
without	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
delay	תַּעֲמֹֽד׃	ta·‘ă·mōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand

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Genesis 45:19–20 · Genesis 45:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.