Genesis

Genesis 47:7–12

⁷Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

⁸“How many years have you lived?” Pharaoh asked.

⁹“My travels^a have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”

¹⁰Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from his presence.

¹¹So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. ¹²Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his father’s household with food for their families.

Footnotes

a 47:9 Hebrew sojourns; twice in this verse

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Genesis 47:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Joseph	יוֹסֵף֙	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
brought in	וַיָּבֵ֤א	way·yā·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
his father	אָבִ֔יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
Jacob	יַֽעֲקֹ֣ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
and presented him	וַיַּֽעֲמִדֵ֖הוּ	way·ya·‘ă·mi·ḏê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Pharaoh	פַרְעֹ֑ה	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
and Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֖ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
blessed	וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ	way·ḇā·reḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹֽה׃	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh

Genesis 47:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How many	כַּמָּ֕ה	kam·māh	Preposition-k; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
years	יְמֵ֖י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
have you lived	חַיֶּֽיךָ׃	ḥay·ye·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֖ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
asked	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say

Genesis 47:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My travels	מְגוּרַ֔י	mə·ḡū·ray	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4033 sojourning-place, dwelling-place
130	וּמְאַ֖ת	ū·mə·’aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct	H3967 hundred
years	שְׁנֵ֣י	šə·nê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8141 year
Jacob	יַעֲקֹב֙	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
replied	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
My years	יְמֵי֙	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
have been	הָיוּ֙	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
few	מְעַ֣ט	mə·‘aṭ	Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
and hard	וְרָעִ֗ים	wə·rā·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H7451 bad, evil
and they have not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
matched	הִשִּׂ֗יגוּ	hiś·śî·ḡū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5381 reach, overtake
the years	יְמֵי֙	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of the travels	מְגוּרֵיהֶֽם׃	mə·ḡū·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4033 sojourning-place, dwelling-place
of my fathers	אֲבֹתַ֔י	’ă·ḇō·ṯay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1 father

Genesis 47:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֖ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
blessed	וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ	way·ḇā·reḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֑ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
and departed	וַיֵּצֵ֖א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from	פַרְעֹֽה׃	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
presence	מִלִּפְנֵ֥י	mil·lip̄·nê	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before

Genesis 47:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Joseph	יוֹסֵף֮	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
settled	וַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב	way·yō·wō·šêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
his father	אָבִ֣יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
and brothers	אֶחָיו֒	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
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
and gave them	לָהֶ֤ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
property	אֲחֻזָּה֙	’ă·ḥuz·zāh	Noun - feminine singular	H272 possession
in the best	בְּמֵיטַ֥ב	bə·mê·ṭaḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4315 the best
part of the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
the district	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Rameses	רַעְמְסֵ֑ס	ra‘·mə·sês	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7486 Ramses
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Pharaoh	פַרְעֹֽה׃	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
had commanded	צִוָּ֥ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order

Genesis 47:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Joseph also	יוֹסֵף֙	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
provided	וַיְכַלְכֵּ֤ל	way·ḵal·kêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3557 comprehend, contain
his father	אָבִ֣יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
brothers	אֶחָ֔יו	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his father’s	אָבִ֑יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
household	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
with food	לֶ֖חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
for	לְפִ֥י	lə·p̄î	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
families	הַטָּֽף׃	haṭ·ṭāp̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2945 children

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Genesis 47:7 Genesis 47:10

Genesis 47:9 Job 14:1 · Psalm 39:12 · Psalm 39:5 · Genesis 35:28 · Joshua 24:29 · Genesis 50:26 · Exodus 7:7 · James 4:14 · Exodus 6:4 · Deuteronomy 34:7 · 1 Peter 2:11 · Hebrews 11:9–16

Genesis 47:10 Genesis 47:7 · 2 Samuel 19:39 · Psalm 129:8 · 2 Samuel 8:10 · Genesis 14:19 · Deuteronomy 33:1 · Hebrews 7:7 · Numbers 6:23–27

Genesis 47:11 Genesis 47:6 · Exodus 12:37 · Exodus 1:11

Genesis 47:12 Genesis 45:11

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