Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 47:18-20
18When thatהַהִוא֒ha.hi.V'H1931yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141was overוַתִּתֹּם֮va.ti.TomH8552,they cameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to himאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141and saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, “We cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hideנְכַחֵ֣דne.kha.ChedH3582from our lordמֵֽאֲדֹנִ֔יme.'a.do.NiH113thatכִּ֚יkiH3588our moneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701is goneתַּ֣םtamH8552and all our livestockוּמִקְנֵ֥ה הַבְּהֵמָ֖הu.mik.Neh ha.be.he.MahH4735H929belongs toאֶל־'el-H413youאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113.There is nothingלֹ֤אlo'H3808leftנִשְׁאַר֙nish.'ArH7604forלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440our lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113exceptבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115H518our bodiesגְּוִיָּתֵ֖נוּge.vi.ya.Te.nuH1472and our landוְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ׃ve.'ad.ma.Te.nuH127.
19Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100should we perishנָמ֣וּתna.MutH4191before your eyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869—weאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙'a.Nach.nuH587andגַּם־gam-H1571our landאַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127as wellגַּ֣םgamH1571?Purchaseקְנֵֽה־ke.neh-H7069usאֹתָ֥נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853our landאַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127in exchange for foodבַּלָּ֑חֶםba.La.chemH3899.Then weאֲנַ֤חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587,along with our landוְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙ve.'ad.ma.Te.nuH127,will beוְנִֽהְיֶ֞הve.nih.YehH1961slavesעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547.Give usוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414seedזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233that we may liveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808dieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191,and that the landוְהָאֲדָמָ֖הve.ha.'a.da.MahH127may notלֹ֥אlo'H3808become desolateתֵשָֽׁם׃te.ShamH3456.”
20So Josephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853acquiredוַיִּ֨קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127in Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714כִּֽי־ki-H3588;the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4713,one and allאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,soldמָכְר֤וּma.khe.RuH4376their fieldsשָׂדֵ֔הוּsa.De.huH7704becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the famineהָרָעָ֑בha.ra.'AvH7458was so severeחָזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388upon themעֲלֵהֶ֖ם'a.le.HemH5921.The landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776became Pharaoh’sוַתְּהִ֥י לְפַרְעֹֽה׃va.te.Hi le.far.'OhH1961H6547,
Commentaries on Genesis 47
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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