Revised Webster's Bible
Genesis 47
1ThenJosephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹה֒le.far.'OhH6547, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Myfatherאָבִ֨י'a.ViH1and mybrethrenוְאַחַ֜יve.'a.ChaiH251, and theirflocksוְצֹאנָ֤םve.tzo.NamH6629, and theirherdsוּבְקָרָם֙u.ve.ka.RamH1241, and all that they have, havecomeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667; and, behold, they are in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.
3AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, What is youroccupationמַּעֲשֵׂיכֶ֑םma.'a.sei.KhemH4639? And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650areshepherdsרֹעֵ֥ה צֹאן֙ro.'Eh tzoNH7462H6629, both we, and also ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.
4Theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559moreover toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547, We havecomeבָּאנוּ֒ba.NuH935tosojournלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481in thelandבָּאָרֶץ֮ba.'a.RetzH776; for thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have nopastureמִרְעֶ֗הmir.'EhH4829for theirflocksלַצֹּאן֙la.tzoNH6629; for thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458issevereכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667: now therefore, we pray thee, let thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650dwellיֵֽשְׁבוּ־ye.she.vu-H3427in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.
6Thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714is beforetheeלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440; in thebestבְּמֵיטַ֣בbe.mei.TavH4315of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776makeH3427thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1andbrethrenאַחֶ֑יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251todwellהוֹשֵׁ֥בho.ShevH3427; in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657let themdwellיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427: and if thouknowestיָדַ֗עְתָּ וְיֶשׁ־ya.Da'.ta ve.yesh-H3045H3426any ablemenאַנְשֵׁי־ חַ֔יִל'an.shei- Cha.yilH582H2428among them, then makethemוְשַׂמְתָּ֛םve.sam.TamH7760rulersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269over mycattleמִקְנֶ֖הmik.NehH4735.
7AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130broughtinוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, and sethimוַיַּֽעֲמִדֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.mi.De.huH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547: andJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.
9AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, Thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of theyearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of mypilgrimageמְגוּרַ֔יme.gu.RaiH4033are anhundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:fewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592andevilוְרָעִ֗יםve.ra.'ImH7451have been thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of theyearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of mylifeחַיַּ֔יchai.YaiH2416, nor have theyattainedהִשִּׂ֗יגוּhi.Si.guH5381to thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of theyearsשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8141of thelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416of myfathersאֲבֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1in thedaysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of theirpilgrimageמְגוּרֵיהֶֽם׃me.gu.rei.HemH4033.
11AndJosephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130placedוַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בvai.yo.ShevH3427hisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them apossessionאֲחֻזָּה֙'a.chu.ZahH272in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, in thebestבְּמֵיטַ֥בbe.mei.TavH4315of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofRamesesרַעְמְסֵ֑סra'.me.SesH7486, asPharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547hadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.
13And there was nobreadוְלֶ֤חֶםve.Le.chemH3899in all thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; for thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966severeכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515, so that thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714and all thelandוְאֶ֣רֶץve.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667faintedוַתֵּ֜לַהּva.Te.lahH3856byreasonמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thefamineהָרָעָֽב׃ha.ra.'AvH7458.
14AndJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130gatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֣טvay.la.KetH3950all themoneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701that wasfoundהַנִּמְצָ֤אha.nim.Tza'H4672in thelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and in thelandוּבְאֶ֣רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, for thegrainבַּשֶּׁ֖בֶרba.She.verH7668which theyboughtשֹׁבְרִ֑יםshoe.RimH7666: andJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935themoneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701intoPharaoh’sפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004.
15And whenmoneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701failedוַיִּתֹּ֣םvai.yi.TomH8552in thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714, and in thelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַעַן֒ke.na.'AnH3667, all theEgyptiansH4714cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935toJosephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130, andsaidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051usbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899: for why should wedieנָמ֖וּתna.MutH4191in thy presence? for themoneyכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701failethאָפֵ֖ס'a.FesH656.
17And theybroughtוַיָּבִ֣יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935theircattleH4735toJosephיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130: andJosephיוֹסֵ֨ףyo.SefH3130gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414thembreadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899in exchange forhorsesבַּסּוּסִ֗יםba.su.SimH5483, and for theflocksהַצֹּ֛אןha.TzonH6629, and for thecattleH4735of theherdsהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241, and for thedonkeysוּבַחֲמֹרִ֑יםu.va.cha.mo.RimH2543: and hefedוַיְנַהֲלֵ֤םvay.na.ha.LemH5095them withbreadבַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ba.Le.chemH3899for all theircattleH4735for thatyearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.
18When thatyearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141wasendedוַתִּתֹּם֮va.ti.TomH8552, theycameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to him thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, We will nothideנְכַחֵ֣דne.kha.ChedH3582from mylordמֵֽאֲדֹנִ֔יme.'a.do.NiH113, how that ourmoneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701isspentתַּ֣םtamH8552; mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113alsohathH413ourherdsוּמִקְנֵ֥הu.mik.NehH4735ofcattleהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929; there is nothingleftנִשְׁאַר֙nish.'ArH7604in thesightלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, but ourbodiesגְּוִיָּתֵ֖נוּge.vi.ya.Te.nuH1472, and ourlandsוְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ׃ve.'ad.ma.Te.nuH127:
19Why shall wedieנָמ֣וּתna.MutH4191before thyeyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, both we and ourlandאַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127?buyקְנֵֽה־ke.neh-H7069us and ourlandאַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127forbreadבַּלָּ֑חֶםba.La.chemH3899, and we and ourlandוְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙ve.'ad.ma.Te.nuH127will beservantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650toPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547: andgiveוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414usseedזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233, that we mayliveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421, and notdieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191, that thelandוְהָאֲדָמָ֖הve.ha.'a.da.MahH127be notdesolateתֵשָֽׁם׃te.ShamH3456.
20AndJosephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130boughtוַיִּ֨קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069all thelandאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714forPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547; for theEgyptiansH4714soldמָכְר֤וּma.khe.RuH4376everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisfieldשָׂדֵ֔הוּsa.De.huH7704, because thefamineהָרָעָ֑בha.ra.'AvH7458prevailedחָזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388over them: so thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776becamePharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.
22Only thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548boughtheקָנָ֑הka.NahH7069not; for thepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548had aportionחֹ֨קchokH2706assigned them byPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547, andateוְאָֽכְל֤וּve.'a.khe.LuH398theirportionחֻקָּם֙chu.KamH2706whichPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547gaveנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414them: therefore theysoldמָכְר֖וּma.khe.RuH4376not theirlandsאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127.
23ThenJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, Behold, I haveboughtקָנִ֨יתִיka.Ni.tiH7069H853you thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117and yourlandאַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם'ad.mat.KhemH127forPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547:loהֵֽא־he'-H1887, here isseedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233for you, and ye shallsowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֖םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232thelandהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.
24And it shall come to pass in theharvestבַּתְּבוּאֹ֔תba.te.vu.'OtH8393, that ye shallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414thefifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549part toPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547, andfourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702partsהַיָּדֹ֡תhai.ya.DotH3027shall be your own, forseedלְזֶ֨רַעle.Ze.ra'H2233of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֧הha.sa.DehH7704, and for yourfoodוּֽלְאָכְלְכֶ֛םu.le.'a.khe.le.KhemH400, and for them of yourhouseholdsבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֖םbe.va.tei.KhemH1004, and forfoodוְלֶאֱכֹ֥לve.le.'e.KholH398for your littleonesלְטַפְּכֶֽם׃le.ta.pe.KhemH2945.
25And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Thou hast saved ourlivesהֶחֱיִתָ֑נוּhe.che.yi.Ta.nuH2421: let usfindנִמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, and we will bePharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650.
26AndJosephיוֹסֵ֡ףyo.SefH3130madeוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760it alawלְחֹק֩le.ChokH2706over thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to thisdayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117, thatPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547should have thefifthלַחֹ֑מֶשׁla.Cho.meshH2569part ;exceptרַ֞קrakH7535thelandאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127of thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548only, which became notPharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.
27AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, in thecountryבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּ֑שֶׁןGo.shenH1657; and they hadpossessionsוַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּvai.ye.'a.cha.ZuH270in it, andgrewוַיִּפְר֥וּvai.yif.RuH6509, andmultipliedוַיִּרְבּ֖וּvai.yir.BuH7235exceedinglyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.
28AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290livedוַיְחִ֤יvay.ChiH2421in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714seventeenשְׁבַ֥ע עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Va' 'es.RehH6240H7651yearsH8141: so the wholeageיְמֵֽי־ חַיָּ֔יוye.mei- chai.YavH2416H3117ofJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290was anhundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705H8141andsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsH8141.
29And thetimeיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117drewnearוַיִּקְרְב֣וּvai.yik.re.VuH7126thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478mustdieלָמוּת֒la.MutH4191: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֣א׀vai.yik.Ra'H7121hissonלִבְנ֣וֹliv.NoH1121Josephלְיוֹסֵ֗ףle.yo.SefH3130, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, If now I havefoundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,putשִֽׂים־sim-H7760, I pray thee, thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027under mythighיְרֵכִ֑יye.re.KhiH3409, anddealוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213kindlyחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617andtrulyוֶאֱמֶ֔תve.'e.MetH571with me;buryתִקְבְּרֵ֖נִיtik.be.Re.niH6912me not, I pray thee, inEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:
30But I willlieוְשָֽׁכַבְתִּי֙ve.sha.khav.TiH7901with myfathersאֲבֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1, and thou shaltcarryוּנְשָׂאתַ֙נִי֙u.ne.sa.Ta.niH5375me out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andburyוּקְבַרְתַּ֖נִיu.ke.var.Ta.niH6912me in theirburyingplaceבִּקְבֻרָתָ֑םbik.vu.ra.TamH6900. And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, I willdoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213as thou hastsaidכִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃khid.va.Re.khaH1697.
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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