Genesis
Genesis 47:28
28And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Jacob | יַעֲקֹב֙ | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| lived | וַיְחִ֤י | way·ḥî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2421 live |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| seventeen | עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה | ‘eś·rêh | Number - feminine singular construct | H6240 ten |
| years | שָׁנָ֑ה | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| and the length of his life | שְׁנֵ֣י | šə·nê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H8141 year |
| was | וַיְהִ֤י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| 147 | וּמְאַ֖ת | ū·mə·’aṯ | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct | H3967 hundred |
| years | שָׁנִ֔ים | šā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8141 year |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.