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From amongוּמִקְצֵהhis brothersאֶחָיוhe tookלָקַחfiveחֲמִשָּׁהmenאֲנָשִׁיםand presented themוַיַּצִּגֵםbeforeלִפְנֵיPharaoh.פַרְעֹה
Genesis 47:2
Study it in the app“From among his brothers he took five men and presented them before Pharaoh.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 47:2, word by word
- From amongקְצֵהketse
every one
Used to say 'all, leaving no one out'.
Where else “ketse” appears- his brothersאֶחָיechay
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appears- he tookלָקַחlakach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakach” appears- fiveחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha
five
Five.
Where else “chamisha” appears- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- and presented themיַּצִּגֵyatsige
set, place
Set, place, leave in position.
Where else “yatsige” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- Pharaohפַרְעֹהfaro
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “faro” appears
The context
1Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and their herds and all that they have, have come from the land of Canaan; and look, they are in the land of Goshen.”
2 · This verse (above)
3Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds of flocks, both we and our fathers.”
To study Genesis 47 in a group
1. What it says
What did Joseph do for his family and for Egypt during the famine (vv. 11-12, 14-26)?
2. What it means
How does Jacob describe his years to Pharaoh, and what does he do when he arrives and when he leaves (vv. 7-10)?
3. How I live it
How can you help someone in need with what you have?