Genesis
Genesis 47:26
26So Joseph established a law that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh, and it is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Joseph | יוֹסֵ֡ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| established | וַיָּ֣שֶׂם | way·yā·śem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| a law | לְחֹק֩ | lə·ḥōq | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
| that a fifth | לַחֹ֑מֶשׁ | la·ḥō·meš | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2569 fifth part |
| of the produce belongs to Pharaoh | לְפַרְעֹ֖ה | lə·p̄ar·‘ōh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| and it is in effect | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the land | אַדְמַ֥ת | ’aḏ·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H127 ground, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֛יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| to this | הַזֶּ֜ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֨וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| Only | רַ֞ק | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| the priests’ | הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| land | אַדְמַ֤ת | ’aḏ·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H127 ground, land |
| does not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| belong to | הָיְתָ֖ה | hā·yə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| Pharaoh | לְפַרְעֹֽה׃ | lə·p̄ar·‘ōh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
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