Genesis

Genesis 47:20

20So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s,

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Josephיוֹסֵ֜ףyō·w·sêp̄Noun - proper - masculine singularH3130 Joseph
acquiredוַיִּ֨קֶןway·yi·qenConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7069 get, acquire
for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הlə·p̄ar·‘ōhPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the landאַדְמַ֤ת’aḏ·maṯNoun - feminine singular constructH127 ground, land
in Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙miṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙miṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4713 Mitsrite
one and allאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
soldמָכְר֤וּmā·ḵə·rūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH4376 sell
their fieldsשָׂדֵ֔הוּśā·ḏê·hūNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7704 id.
becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the famineהָרָעָ֑בhā·rā·‘āḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7458 famine, hunger
was so severeחָזַ֥קḥā·zaqVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
upon themעֲלֵהֶ֖ם‘ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH5921 height
The landהָאָ֖רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
became Pharaoh’sוַתְּהִ֥יwat·tə·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.