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his sonsבָּנָיוand the sonsוּבְנֵיof his sonsבָנָיוwith him,אִתּוֹhis daughtersבְּנֹתָיוand the daughtersוּבְנוֹתof his sons,בָּנָיוand allוְכָלhis offspringזַרְעוֹhe broughtהֵבִיאwith himאִתּוֹto Egypt.מִצְרָיְמָה
Genesis 46:7
Study it in the app“his sons and the sons of his sons with him, his daughters and the daughters of his sons, and all his offspring he brought with him to Egypt.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 46:7, word by word
- his sonsבָּנָיbanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banay” appears- his daughtersבְּנֹתָיbenotay
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “benotay” appears- his offspringזַרְעzar
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zar” appears- he broughtהֵבִיאhevi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “hevi” appears- to Egyptמִצְרָיְמָmitsrayma
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayma” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
6They took their livestock and their goods that they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him;
7 · This verse (above)
8These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Jacob’s firstborn, Reuben.
To study Genesis 46 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim say to Israel at Beersheba, and what happened when he met Joseph (vv. 2-4, 29)?
2. What it means
Why does Elohim say to him, “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt” (v. 3)?
3. How I live it
What change that frightens you can you place in Elohim’s hands today?