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The reportוְהַקֹּלwas heardנִשְׁמַעin the houseבֵּיתof Pharaoh,פַּרְעֹהsaying,לֵאמֹר“Joseph’sיוֹסֵףbrothersאֲחֵיhave come.”בָּאוּAnd it was goodוַיִּיטַבin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof Pharaohפַרְעֹהand in the eyesוּבְעֵינֵיof his servants.עֲבָדָיו
Genesis 45:16
Study it in the app“The report was heard in the house of Pharaoh, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” And it was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 45:16, word by word
- The reportקֹּלkol
proclamation
A notice given aloud so that everyone hears it.
Where else “kol” appears- was heardנִשְׁמַעnishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “nishma” appears- in the houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- of 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- “Joseph’sיוֹסֵףyosef
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- brothersאֲחֵיache
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ache” appears- have comeבָּאוּbau
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bau” appears- And it was goodיִּיטַבyitav
go well
For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".
Where else “yitav” appears- in the eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- of his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avaday” appears
The context
15He kissed all his brothers and wept over them; and after that his brothers talked with him.
16 · This verse (above)
17Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: load your animals and set out, go to the land of Canaan,
To study Genesis 45 in a group
1. What it says
What did Joseph say to his brothers when he made himself known (vv. 3-5)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that Joseph says Elohim sent him ahead of them to preserve life (vv. 5-8)?
3. How I live it
How can you look with a wider view at someone who hurt you, without denying the pain?