Genesis
Genesis 46:26
26All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt— his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons— numbered sixty-six persons.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All those | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| belonging to Jacob | לְיַעֲקֹ֤ב | lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| who came | הַבָּאָ֨ה | hab·bā·’āh | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to Egypt | מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ | miṣ·ray·māh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| his direct descendants | יֹצְאֵ֣י | yō·ṣə·’ê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3318 go or come out |
| besides | מִלְּבַ֖ד | mil·lə·ḇaḏ | Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H905 separation |
| the wives | נְשֵׁ֣י | nə·šê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| of Jacob’s | יַעֲקֹ֑ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| sons | בְנֵי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| sixty-six | שִׁשִּׁ֥ים | šiš·šîm | Number - common plural | H8346 sixty |
| persons | הַ֠נֶּפֶשׁ | han·ne·p̄eš | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.