Genesis
Genesis 47:17
17So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses, their flocks and herds, and their donkeys. Throughout that year he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So they brought | וַיָּבִ֣יאוּ | way·yā·ḇî·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| their livestock | מִקְנֵיהֶם֮ | miq·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4735 cattle |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Joseph | יוֹסֵף֒ | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| and he | יוֹסֵ֨ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| gave | וַיִּתֵּ֣ן | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| them | לָהֶם֩ | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| food | לֶ֜חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| in exchange for their horses | בַּסּוּסִ֗ים | bas·sū·sîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5483 swallow or swift |
| their flocks | הַצֹּ֛אן | haṣ·ṣōn | Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| and herds | הַבָּקָ֖ר | hab·bā·qār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| and their donkeys | וּבַחֲמֹרִ֑ים | ū·ḇa·ḥă·mō·rîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2543 heap |
| Throughout that | הַהִֽוא׃ | ha·hi·w | Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| year | בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה | baš·šā·nāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| he provided them | וַיְנַהֲלֵ֤ם | way·na·hă·lêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5095 lead, guide to a watering-place (or station), and cause to rest there; bring to a… |
| with food | בַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ | bal·le·ḥem | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| in exchange for all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| their livestock | מִקְנֵהֶ֔ם | miq·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4735 cattle |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.