Genesis

Genesis 47:27

²⁷Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
settled	וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֖יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
in the region	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Goshen	גֹּ֑שֶׁן	gō·šen	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1657 Goshen
They acquired property	וַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּ	way·yê·’ā·ḥă·zū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
there	בָ֔הּ	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
and became fruitful	וַיִּפְר֥וּ	way·yip̄·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
and increased greatly	מְאֹֽד׃	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
in number	וַיִּרְבּ֖וּ	way·yir·bū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great

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Genesis 46:3 · Exodus 1:7 · Acts 7:17 · Psalm 107:38 · Psalm 105:24 · Genesis 26:4 · Deuteronomy 26:5 · Zechariah 10:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.