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and allוְכֹלthe householdבֵּיתof Joseph,יוֹסֵףhis brothers,וְאֶחָיוand his father’sאָבִיוhousehold;וּבֵיתonlyרַקtheir little ones,טַפָּםtheir flocks,וְצֹאנָםand their herdsוּבְקָרָםthey leftעָזְבוּin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Goshen.גֹּשֶׁן
Genesis 50:8
Study it in the app“and all the household of Joseph, his brothers, and his father’s household; only their little ones, their flocks, and their herds they left in the land of Goshen.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 50:8, word by word
- the householdבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- of 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- his brothersאֶחָיechay
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appears- and his father’sאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- their little onesטַפָּtapa
little ones
Little ones: the children of a family.
Where else “tapa” appears- their flocksצֹאנָtsona
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tsona” appears- and their herdsבְקָרָvekara
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “vekara” appears- they leftעָזְבוּazvu
leave
To not take something along, or put it in another's care.
Where else “azvu” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Goshenגֹּשֶׁןgoshen
Goshen
See it on the mapWhere else “goshen” appears
Places in this verse
Goshen ?
Today: eastern Nile Delta (Wadi Tumilat), Egypt; debated
A region of the eastern Nile delta in Egypt; how far it extended is not certain.
Pharaoh gave that land to Jacob and his family to live in (Gen 47:6). During the plagues, no hail fell on Goshen (Exod 9:26).
The context
7So Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,
8 · This verse (above)
9There went up with him both chariots and horsemen; and the company was very large.
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?