Genesis
Genesis 47:25
25“You have saved our lives,” they said. “We have found favor in our lord’s eyes, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You have saved our lives | הֶחֱיִתָ֑נוּ | he·ḥĕ·yi·ṯā·nū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural | H2421 live |
| they said | וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| We have found | נִמְצָא־ | nim·ṣā- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| favor | חֵן֙ | ḥên | Noun - masculine singular | H2580 favour, grace |
| in our lord’s | אֲדֹנִ֔י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| eyes | בְּעֵינֵ֣י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| and we will be | וְהָיִ֥ינוּ | wə·hā·yî·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| Pharaoh’s | לְפַרְעֹֽה׃ | lə·p̄ar·‘ōh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| servants | עֲבָדִ֖ים | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.