Genesis

Genesis 47:8–9

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.”

Footnotes

a 47:9 Hebrew sojourns; twice in this verse

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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

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.