Focused Passage

Genesis 46:28-34

God Reassures Israel on the Way to Egypt, the Family Descends in Promise, and Joseph Meets His Father Again

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28Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,

29Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.

30Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”

31Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me.

32The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’

33When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’

34you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”

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Verse 28

Original words

-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerNow Jacob had sentשָׁלַ֤חH7971Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularJudahיְהוּדָ֞הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularahead of himלְפָנָיו֙H6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףH3130Noun - proper - masculine singularto get directionsלְהוֹרֹ֥תH3384Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct. . .לְפָנָ֖יוH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singularto Goshenגֹּ֑שְׁנָהH1657Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularWhen [Jacob’s family] arrivedוַיָּבֹ֖אוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralin the landאַ֥רְצָהH776Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singularof Goshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃H1657Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 29

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Josephיוֹסֵף֙H3130Noun - proper - masculine singularpreparedוַיֶּאְסֹ֤רH631Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhis chariotמֶרְכַּבְתּ֔וֹH4818Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularand wentוַיַּ֛עַלH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular[there]גֹּ֑שְׁנָהH1657Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularto meetלִקְרַֽאת־H7122Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructhis fatherאָבִ֖יוH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularJoseph presented himselfוַיֵּרָ֣אH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto himאֵלָ֗יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularembracedוַיִּפֹּל֙H5307Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .עַל־H5921Prepositionhimצַוָּארָ֔יוH6677Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּH1058Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .עַל־H5921Preposition. . .צַוָּארָ֖יוH6677Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularprofuselyעֽוֹד׃H5750Adverb
Verse 30

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Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףH3130Noun - proper - masculine singularFinally I can dieאָמ֣וּתָהH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularnowהַפָּ֑עַםH6471Article | Noun - feminine singular. . .אַחֲרֵי֙H310Prepositionthat I have seenרְאוֹתִ֣יH7200Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markeryour faceפָּנֶ֔יךָH6440Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular[and know] thatכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionyou are stillעוֹדְךָ֖H5750Adverb | second person masculine singularaliveחָֽי׃H2416Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 31

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Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףH3130Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionhis brothersאֶחָיו֙H251Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand toוְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionhis father’sאָבִ֔יוH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularhouseholdבֵּ֣יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructI will go upאֶעֱלֶ֖הH5927Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singularand informוְאַגִּ֣ידָהH5046Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הH6547Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֹֽמְרָ֣הH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularאֵלָ֔יואֵלָ֔יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularMy brothersאַחַ֧יH251Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularand my father’sאָבִ֛יH1Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularhouseholdוּבֵית־H1004Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativefrom the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־H776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Canaanכְּנַ֖עַןH3667Noun - proper - masculine singularhave comeבָּ֥אוּH935Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto meאֵלָֽי׃H413Preposition | first person common singular
Verse 32

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The menוְהָאֲנָשִׁים֙H582Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine pluralare shepherdsרֹ֣עֵיH7462Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct. . .צֹ֔אןH6629Noun - common singular-כִּֽי־H3588Conjunction-אַנְשֵׁ֥יH582Noun - masculine plural constructthey raise livestockמִקְנֶ֖הH4735Noun - masculine singular. . .הָי֑וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluraland they have broughtהֵבִֽיאוּ׃H935Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluraltheir flocksוְצֹאנָ֧םH6629Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland herdsוּבְקָרָ֛םH1241Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthatאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativethey ownלָהֶ֖םPreposition | third person masculine plural
Verse 33

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-וְהָיָ֕הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularWhenכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הH6547Noun - proper - masculine singularsummonsיִקְרָ֥אH7121Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularyouלָכֶ֖םPreposition | second person masculine pluraland asksוְאָמַ֖רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularWhatמַה־H4100Interrogativeis your occupationמַּעֲשֵׂיכֶֽם׃H4639Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 34

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you are to sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗םH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralYour servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙H5650Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular. . .אַנְשֵׁ֨יH582Noun - masculine plural constructhave raised livestockמִקְנֶ֜הH4735Noun - masculine singular. . .הָי֤וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralever since our youthמִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּH5271Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural. . .וְעַד־H5704Conjunctive waw | Preposition. . .עַ֔תָּהH6258Adverbbothגַּם־H1571Conjunctionweאֲנַ֖חְנוּH587Pronoun - first person common pluralandגַּם־H1571Conjunctionour fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּH1Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralThenבַּעֲב֗וּרH5668Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularyou will be allowed to settleתֵּשְׁבוּ֙H3427Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Goshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןH1657Noun - proper - feminine singularsinceכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructshepherdsרֹ֥עֵהH7462Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct. . .צֹֽאן׃H6629Noun - common singularare detestableתוֹעֲבַ֥תH8441Noun - feminine singular constructto the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםH4713Noun - proper - feminine singular

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