Psalms

Psalm 105:16–17

¹⁶He called down famine on the land

and cut off all their supplies^a of food.

¹⁷He sent a man before them—

Joseph, sold as a slave.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He called down	וַיִּקְרָ֣א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
famine	רָ֭עָב	rā·‘āḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and cut off	שָׁבָֽר׃	šā·ḇār	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
all	כָּֽל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their supplies	מַטֵּה־	maṭ·ṭêh-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of food	לֶ֥חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He sent	שָׁלַ֣ח	šā·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
a man	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
before them	לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם	lip̄·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
Joseph	יוֹסֵֽף׃	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
sold	נִמְכַּ֥ר	nim·kar	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4376 sell
as a slave	לְ֝עֶ֗בֶד	lə·‘e·ḇeḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 105:16 Ezekiel 4:16 · Isaiah 3:1 · Genesis 41:54 · Leviticus 26:26 · Acts 7:11 · Psalm 104:15 · 2 Kings 8:1 · Genesis 47:13

Psalm 105:17 Acts 7:9 · Genesis 37:36 · Genesis 50:20 · Genesis 45:4–5 · Genesis 37:27–28 · Genesis 39:1 · Genesis 45:7–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.