Genesis

Genesis 47:19

¹⁹Why should we perish before your eyes— we and our land as well? Purchase us and our land in exchange for food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָ֧מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should we perish	נָמ֣וּת	nā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H4191 die
before your eyes	לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ	lə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
we	אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
and	גַּ֣ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
our land	אַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ	’aḏ·mā·ṯê·nū	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H127 ground, land
as well	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
Purchase	קְנֵֽה־	qə·nêh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7069 get, acquire
us	אֹתָ֥נוּ	’ō·ṯā·nū	Direct object marker; first person common plural	H853 mark of the accusative
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
our land	אַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ	’aḏ·mā·ṯê·nū	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H127 ground, land
in exchange for food	בַּלָּ֑חֶם	bal·lā·ḥem	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
Then we	אֲנַ֤חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
along with our land	וְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙	wə·’aḏ·mā·ṯê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H127 ground, land
will be	וְנִֽהְיֶ֞ה	wə·nih·yeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
slaves	עֲבָדִ֣ים	‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
to Pharaoh	לְפַרְעֹ֔ה	lə·p̄ar·‘ōh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
Give us	וְתֶן־	wə·ṯen-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
seed	זֶ֗רַע	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
that we may live	וְנִֽחְיֶה֙	wə·niḥ·yeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H2421 live
and not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
die	נָמ֔וּת	nā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H4191 die
and that the land	וְהָאֲדָמָ֖ה	wə·hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
may not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
become desolate	תֵשָֽׁם׃	ṯê·šām	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3456 be desolate

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Job 2:4 · Nehemiah 5:2–3 · Lamentations 5:9 · Lamentations 1:11 · Lamentations 5:6

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