Focused Passage

Genesis 47:1-12

Joseph Settles Israel in Goshen, Preserves Egypt Through Famine Administration, and Jacob Finishes His Days in the Land of Exile Under Promise

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 So Joseph went and told Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen.”

2 And he chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.

3 “What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers. “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.”

4 Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live in the land for a time, because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen.”

5 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have come to you,

6 the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”

7 Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

8 “How many years have you lived?” Pharaoh asked.

9 “My travels 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.”

10 Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from his presence.

11 So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

12 Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his father’s household with food for their families.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

So Joseph יוֹסֵף֮ H3130 Noun - proper - masculine singular went וַיָּבֹ֣א H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular and told וַיַּגֵּ֣ד H5046 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Pharaoh לְפַרְעֹה֒ H6547 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . וַיֹּ֗אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular My father אָבִ֨י H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular and my brothers וְאַחַ֜י H251 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular with their flocks וְצֹאנָ֤ם H6629 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural and herds וּבְקָרָם֙ H1241 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural and all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct they own אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative have come בָּ֖אוּ H935 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural from the land מֵאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of Canaan כְּנָ֑עַן H3667 Noun - proper - masculine singular and are now וְהִנָּ֖ם H2005 Conjunctive waw | Interjection | third person masculine plural vvv בְּאֶ֥רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct in Goshen גֹּֽשֶׁן׃ H1657 Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 2

Original words

- וּמִקְצֵ֣ה H7097 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct And he chose לָקַ֖ח H3947 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular five חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה H2568 Number - masculine singular of אֲנָשִׁ֑ים H582 Noun - masculine plural his brothers אֶחָ֔יו H251 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and presented them וַיַּצִּגֵ֖ם H3322 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural before לִפְנֵ֥י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Pharaoh פַרְעֹֽה׃ H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

What מַה־ H4100 Interrogative is your occupation מַּעֲשֵׂיכֶ֑ם H4639 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֛ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular asked וַיֹּ֧אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular [Joseph’s] brothers אֶחָ֖יו H251 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Your servants עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ H5650 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular are shepherds רֹעֵ֥ה H7462 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct . . . צֹאן֙ H6629 Noun - common singular they replied וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition . . . פַּרְעֹ֗ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular both גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction we אֲנַ֖חְנוּ H587 Pronoun - first person common plural and גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction our fathers אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ H1 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Verse 4

Original words

Then they said וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֗ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular We have come בָּאנוּ֒ H935 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural to live in the land בָּאָרֶץ֮ H776 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular for a time לָג֣וּר H1481 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct because כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction there is no אֵ֣ין H369 Adverb pasture מִרְעֶ֗ה H4829 Noun - masculine singular for the flocks לַצֹּאן֙ H6629 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular of your servants לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ H5650 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative since כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the famine הָרָעָ֖ב H7458 Article | Noun - masculine singular in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Canaan כְּנָ֑עַן H3667 Noun - proper - masculine singular has been severe כָבֵ֥ד H3515 Adjective - masculine singular So now וְעַתָּ֛ה H6258 Conjunctive waw | Adverb please נָ֥א H4994 Interjection allow your servants עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ H5650 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular to settle יֵֽשְׁבוּ־ H3427 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural in the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Goshen גֹּֽשֶׁן׃ H1657 Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 5

Original words

Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֔ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Joseph יוֹסֵ֖ף H3130 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . לֵאמֹ֑ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Now that your father אָבִ֥יךָ H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular and brothers וְאַחֶ֖יךָ H251 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular have come בָּ֥אוּ H935 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural to you אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ H413 Preposition | second person masculine singular
Verse 6

Original words

the land אֶ֤רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular is before you לְפָנֶ֣יךָ H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular . . . הִ֔וא H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular settle הוֹשֵׁ֥ב H3427 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker your father אָבִ֖יךָ H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and brothers אַחֶ֑יךָ H251 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular in the best בְּמֵיטַ֣ב H4315 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct part of the land הָאָ֔רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular They may dwell יֵשְׁבוּ֙ H3427 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Goshen גֹּ֔שֶׁן H1657 Noun - proper - feminine singular And if וְאִם־ H518 Conjunction you know of יָדַ֗עְתָּ H3045 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular . . . וְיֶשׁ־ H3426 Conjunctive waw | Adverb any talented חַ֔יִל H2428 Noun - masculine singular men among them אַנְשֵׁי־ H582 Noun - masculine plural construct put them וְשַׂמְתָּ֛ם H7760 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural in charge of שָׂרֵ֥י H8269 Noun - masculine plural construct my own livestock מִקְנֶ֖ה H4735 Noun - masculine singular . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative
Verse 7

Original words

Then Joseph יוֹסֵף֙ H3130 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker brought in וַיָּבֵ֤א H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular his father אָבִ֔יו H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Jacob יַֽעֲקֹ֣ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular and presented him וַיַּֽעֲמִדֵ֖הוּ H5975 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular before לִפְנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Pharaoh פַרְעֹ֑ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Jacob יַעֲקֹ֖ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker blessed וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ H1288 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Pharaoh פַּרְעֹֽה׃ H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 8

Original words

How many כַּמָּ֕ה H4100 Preposition-k | Interrogative years יְמֵ֖י H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . שְׁנֵ֥י H8141 Noun - feminine plural construct have you lived חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ H2416 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֖ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular asked וַיֹּ֥אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . אֶֽל־ H413 Preposition . . . יַעֲקֹ֑ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 9

Original words

My travels מְגוּרַ֔י H4033 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular [have lasted] 130 וּמְאַ֖ת H3967 Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct . . . שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים H7970 Number - common plural years שְׁנֵ֣י H8141 Noun - feminine plural construct Jacob יַעֲקֹב֙ H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular replied וַיֹּ֤אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition . . . פַּרְעֹ֔ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular My years יְמֵי֙ H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . שָׁנָ֑ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular . . . חַיַּ֔י H2416 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular have been הָיוּ֙ H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural few מְעַ֣ט H4592 Adjective - masculine singular and hard וְרָעִ֗ים H7451 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural and they have not וְלֹ֣א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle matched הִשִּׂ֗יגוּ H5381 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the years יְמֵי֙ H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . שְׁנֵ֣י H8141 Noun - feminine plural construct . . . חַיֵּ֣י H2416 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . בִּימֵ֖י H3117 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יְמֵי֙ H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . שְׁנֵי֙ H8141 Noun - feminine plural construct of the travels מְגוּרֵיהֶֽם׃ H4033 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural of my fathers אֲבֹתַ֔י H1 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

BSB notes

  • Hebrew sojourns; twice in this verse
Verse 10

Original words

Then Jacob יַעֲקֹ֖ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker blessed וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ H1288 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֑ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular and departed וַיֵּצֵ֖א H3318 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular from [his] פַרְעֹֽה׃ H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular presence מִלִּפְנֵ֥י H6440 Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Verse 11

Original words

So Joseph יוֹסֵף֮ H3130 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker settled וַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב H3427 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular his father אָבִ֣יו H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and brothers אֶחָיו֒ H251 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular . . . וַיִּתֵּ֨ן H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרַ֔יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular and gave them לָהֶ֤ם Preposition | third person masculine plural property אֲחֻזָּה֙ H272 Noun - feminine singular in the best בְּמֵיטַ֥ב H4315 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct part of the land הָאָ֖רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular the district בְּאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Rameses רַעְמְסֵ֑ס H7486 Noun - proper - feminine singular as כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Pharaoh פַרְעֹֽה׃ H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular had commanded צִוָּ֥ה H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 12

Original words

Joseph also יוֹסֵף֙ H3130 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker provided וַיְכַלְכֵּ֤ל H3557 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular his father אָבִ֣יו H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker brothers אֶחָ֔יו H251 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular - וְאֵ֖ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct his father’s אָבִ֑יו H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular household בֵּ֣ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct with food לֶ֖חֶם H3899 Noun - masculine singular for לְפִ֥י H6310 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct [their] families הַטָּֽף׃ H2945 Article | Noun - masculine singular

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