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Pharaohפַּרְעֹהsaidוַיֹּאמֶר לֵאמֹרto Joseph,אֶל יוֹסֵף“Your fatherאָבִיךָand your brothersוְאַחֶיךָhave comeבָּאוּto you.אֵלֶיךָ
Genesis 47:5
Study it in the app“Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 47:5, word by word
- Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to 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- “Your fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- and your brothersאַחֶיache
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
The context
4They said to Pharaoh, “We have come to reside as aliens in the land, for there is no pasture for the flocks that your servants have, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen.”
5 · This verse (above)
6The land of Egypt is before you; in the best of the land settle your father and your brothers; let them live in the land of Goshen. And if you know that there are among them capable men, put them as chiefs over livestock, over what is mine.”
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?