Genesis

Genesis 46:31

31Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyō·w·sêp̄Noun - proper - masculine singularH3130 Joseph
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his brothersאֶחָיו֙’e·ḥāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
and toוְאֶל־wə·’el-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH413 motion to
his father’sאָבִ֔יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
householdבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
I will go upאֶעֱלֶ֖ה’e·‘ĕ·lehVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
and informוְאַגִּ֣ידָהwə·’ag·gî·ḏāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH5046 be conspicuous
Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הlə·p̄ar·‘ōhPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
My brothersאַחַ֧י’a·ḥayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH251 brother
and my father’sאָבִ֛י’ā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1 father
householdוּבֵית־ū·ḇêṯ-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
from the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־bə·’e·reṣ-Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Canaanכְּנַ֖עַןkə·na·‘anNoun - proper - masculine singularH3667 Canaan
have comeבָּ֥אוּbā·’ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
to meאֵלָֽי׃’ê·lāyPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.