Genesis

Genesis 47:4

⁴Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live in the land for a time, because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then they said	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֗ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
We have come	בָּאנוּ֒	bā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to live in the land	בָּאָרֶץ֮	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
for a time	לָג֣וּר	lā·ḡūr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1481 sojourn
because	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there is no	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
pasture	מִרְעֶ֗ה	mir·‘eh	Noun - masculine singular	H4829 pasturage, pasture
for the flocks	לַצֹּאן֙	laṣ·ṣōn	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
of your servants	לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ	la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
since	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the famine	הָרָעָ֖ב	hā·rā·‘āḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנָ֑עַן	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
has been severe	כָבֵ֥ד	ḵā·ḇêḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H3515 heavy
So now	וְעַתָּ֛ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
please	נָ֥א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
allow your servants	עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
to settle	יֵֽשְׁבוּ־	yê·šə·ḇū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Goshen	גֹּֽשֶׁן׃	gō·šen	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1657 Goshen

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Genesis 46:34 · Deuteronomy 26:5 · Genesis 15:13 · Genesis 43:1 · Psalm 105:23 · Acts 7:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.