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Forכִּיthese two yearsזֶה שְׁנָתַיִםthe famine has beenהָרָעָבin the midstבְּקֶרֶבof the land,הָאָרֶץand there are stillוְעוֹדfiveחָמֵשׁyearsשָׁנִיםin whichאֲשֶׁרthere will be noאֵיןplowingחָרִישׁor harvest.וְקָצִּיר
Genesis 45:6
Study it in the app“For these two years the famine has been in the midst of the land, and there are still five years in which there will be no plowing or harvest.”
Joseph to his brothers: it was not you who sent me here, but GodProvidence
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 45:6, word by word
- these two yearsשְׁנָתַיִםshenatayim
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenatayim” appears- the famine has beenרָעָבraav
famine, hunger
Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.
Where else “raav” appears- in the midstקֶרֶבkerev
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- fiveחָמֵשׁchamesh
five
Five.
Where else “chamesh” appears- plowingחָרִישׁcharish
plowing
Plowing; the season of plowing and sowing.
Where else “charish” appears- or harvestקָצִּירkatsir
harvest
To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.
Where else “katsir” appears
The context
5And now, do not be distressed, and do not be angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for to preserve life Elohim sent me before you.
6 · This verse (above)
7Elohim sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on the earth, and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.
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?