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JosephיוֹסֵףansweredוַיַּעַןPharaoh,אֶת פַּרְעֹהsaying,לֵאמֹר“It is not in me;בִּלְעָדָיElohimאֱלֹהִיםwill answerיַעֲנֶהwith peaceאֶת שְׁלוֹםfor Pharaoh.”פַּרְעֹה
Genesis 41:16
Study it in the app“Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; Elohim will answer with peace for Pharaoh.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 41:16, word by word
- Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- answeredיַּעַןyaan
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appears- Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “It is not in meבִּלְעָדָbilada
except
Except, besides, apart from.
Where else “bilada” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- with peaceשְׁלוֹםshelom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shelom” appears
The context
15Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it; but I have heard it said about you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
16 · This verse (above)
17Then Pharaoh spoke to Joseph: “In my dream, look, I was standing on the bank of the Nile;
To study Genesis 41 in a group
1. What it says
What did Pharaoh dream, and what plan did Joseph propose (vv. 1-7, 33-36)?
2. What it means
Why did Pharaoh recognize that the spirit of Elohim was in Joseph (v. 38)?
3. How I live it
What can you wisely prepare today for hard times that might come?