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Josephיוֹסֵףlivedוַיֵּשֶׁבin Egypt,בְּמִצְרַיִםheהוּאand his father’sאָבִיוhousehold;וּבֵיתand Josephוַ יוֹסֵףlivedיְחִיa hundredמֵאָהand tenוָעֶשֶׂרyears.שָׁנִים
Genesis 50:22
Study it in the app“Joseph lived in Egypt, he and his father’s household; and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 50:22, word by word
- 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- livedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears- in Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- and his father’sאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- householdבֵיתvet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appears- livedיְחִיyechi
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “yechi” appears- a hundredמֵאָהmea
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “mea” appears- and tenעֶשֶׂרeser
ten
Ten.
Where else “eser” appears- yearsשָׁנִיםshanim
age
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shanim” 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
21So now, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” Thus he comforted them and spoke to their heart.
22 · This verse (above)
23Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation; also the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were born on Joseph’s knees.
To study Genesis 50 in a group
1. What it says
What did Joseph say to his brothers when they feared he would take revenge (vv. 15-21)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that they planned evil against him, but Elohim planned it for good (v. 20)?
3. How I live it
Whom do you need to forgive or ask forgiveness from, and what step can you take?