Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Genesis.42.5", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר בְּת֣וֹךְ הַבָּאִ֑ים כִּֽי־הָיָ֥ה הָרָעָ֖ב בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃", "text": "And *wayyābōʾû* *bĕnê* *yiśrāʾēl* to-*lišbōr* among *habbāʾîm*, because-*hāyāh* *hārāʿāb* in *ʾereṣ* *kĕnāʿan*.", "grammar": { "*wayyābōʾû*": "waw-consecutive qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they came", "*bĕnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel", "*lišbōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to buy", "*habbāʾîm*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - the ones coming", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/existed", "*hārāʿāb*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the famine", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*kĕnāʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan" }, "variants": { "*hārāʿāb*": "famine/hunger" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 12:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Genesis.12.10", "source": "וַיְהִ֥י רָעָ֖ב בָּאָ֑רֶץ וַיֵּ֨רֶד אַבְרָ֤ם מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ לָג֣וּר שָׁ֔ם כִּֽי־כָבֵ֥ד הָרָעָ֖ב בָּאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And-*wayehî* *rāʿāb* in-the-*ʾāreṣ* and-*wayyēred* *ʾAbrām* *Miṣrayemāh* to-*lāgûr* there *kî*-*kābēd* the-*hārāʿāb* in-the-*ʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*wayehî*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and there was", "*rāʿāb*": "noun masculine singular - famine", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine singular - land", "*wayyēred*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he went down", "*ʾAbrām*": "proper noun - Abram", "*Miṣrayemāh*": "proper noun + directional heh - to Egypt", "*lāgûr*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to sojourn", "*kî*": "conjunction - because/for", "*kābēd*": "adjective masculine singular - severe/heavy", "*hārāʿāb*": "article + noun masculine singular - the famine" }, "variants": { "*kābēd*": "severe/heavy/grievous", "*lāgûr*": "to sojourn/to stay temporarily/to reside as a foreigner" } }
  • Gen 41:57 : 57 { "verseID": "Genesis.41.57", "source": "וְכָל־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ בָּ֣אוּ מִצְרַ֔יְמָה לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר אֶל־יוֹסֵ֑ף כִּֽי־חָזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*Wə-kāl*-the-*ʾāreṣ* *bāʾû* *Miṣrayə̄māh* *lišbōr* to-*Yôsēp̄*, *kî*-*ḥāzaq* the-*rāʿāb* in-all-the-*ʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*Wə-kāl*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and all of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the land/earth", "*bāʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they came", "*Miṣrayə̄māh*": "proper noun with directional *heh* - to Egypt/Egyptward", "*lišbōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to buy grain", "*Yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph", "*kî*": "conjunction - because/for", "*ḥāzaq*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was strong/severe", "*rāʿāb*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the famine" }, "variants": { "*kāl*": "all/every/whole", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/world/countries", "*bāʾû*": "came/entered/arrived", "*lišbōr*": "to buy grain/to purchase food/to acquire provisions", "*ḥāzaq*": "was strong/was severe/was intense" } }
  • Acts 7:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Acts.7.11", "source": "Ἦλθεν δὲ λιμὸς ἐφʼ ὅλην τὴν γῆν Αἰγύπτου καὶ Χαναάν, καὶ θλίψις μεγάλη: καὶ οὐχ εὕρισκον χορτάσματα οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν.", "text": "*Ēlthen de limos eph' holēn tēn gēn Aigyptou kai Chanaan, kai thlipsis megalē*: and *ouch heuriskon chortasmata hoi pateres hēmōn*.", "grammar": { "*Ēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - came", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*limos*": "nominative masculine singular - famine", "*eph'*": "preposition - upon", "*holēn*": "accusative feminine singular adjective - whole", "*tēn gēn*": "accusative feminine singular - the land", "*Aigyptou*": "genitive feminine singular - of Egypt", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*Chanaan*": "genitive - of Canaan", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*thlipsis megalē*": "nominative feminine singular + nominative feminine singular adjective - great affliction", "*ouch*": "negative particle - not", "*heuriskon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were finding", "*chortasmata*": "accusative neuter plural - sustenance/food", "*hoi pateres*": "nominative masculine plural - the fathers", "*hēmōn*": "genitive plural personal pronoun - of us/our" }, "variants": { "*Ēlthen*": "came/occurred/happened", "*limos*": "famine/hunger/scarcity of food", "*holēn*": "whole/entire/all", "*thlipsis megalē*": "great affliction/distress/tribulation", "*heuriskon*": "were finding/were obtaining/were discovering", "*chortasmata*": "sustenance/food/provisions" } }
  • Gen 26:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Genesis.26.1", "source": "וַיְהִ֤י רָעָב֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ מִלְּבַד֙ הָרָעָ֣ב הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה בִּימֵ֣י אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ יִצְחָ֛ק אֶל־אֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים גְּרָֽרָה׃", "text": "*wə-yhî* *rāʿāb* in-*hā-ʾāreṣ* besides *hā-rāʿāb* *hā-rīšôn* which *hāyâ* in-days-of *ʾabrāhām* and-*wayyēlek* *yiṣḥāq* to-*ʾăbîmelek* king-of-*pəlištîm* to-*gərārâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yhî*": "conjunction + 3rd masculine singular imperfect waw-consecutive - and there was", "*rāʿāb*": "masculine singular noun - famine/hunger", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land", "*hā-rāʿāb*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the famine", "*hā-rīšôn*": "definite article + masculine singular adjective - the first", "*hāyâ*": "3rd masculine singular perfect - was/happened", "*ʾabrāhām*": "proper noun - Abraham", "*wayyēlek*": "3rd masculine singular imperfect waw-consecutive of הלך - and he went", "*yiṣḥāq*": "proper noun - Isaac", "*ʾăbîmelek*": "proper noun - Abimelech", "*pəlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines", "*gərārâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - to Gerar" }, "variants": { "*wə-yhî*": "and it came to pass/and it happened", "*rāʿāb*": "famine/hunger/starvation", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "the land/the earth/the territory", "*hā-rīšôn*": "the first/the former/the earlier" } }
  • Acts 11:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Acts.11.28", "source": "Ἀναστὰς δὲ εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν ὀνόματι Ἅγαβος, ἐσήμανεν διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος λιμὸν μέγαν μέλλειν ἔσεσθαι ἐφʼ ὅλην τὴν οἰκουμένην: ὅστις καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ Κλαυδίου Καίσαρος.", "text": "*Anastas de heis ex autōn onomati Hagabos*, *esēmanen dia tou pneumatos limon megan mellein esesthai eph'* all the *oikoumenēn*: which also *egeneto epi Klaudiou Kaisaros*.", "grammar": { "*Anastas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having stood up", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*heis*": "numeral, nominative masculine singular - one", "*ex*": "preposition with genitive - from/of", "*autōn*": "genitive 3rd person plural pronoun - them", "*onomati*": "dative neuter singular - by name", "*Hagabos*": "nominative masculine singular - Agabus", "*esēmanen*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person singular - signified/indicated", "*dia*": "preposition with genitive - through", "*tou pneumatos*": "genitive neuter singular with article - the Spirit", "*limon*": "accusative masculine singular - famine", "*megan*": "adjective, accusative masculine singular - great/severe", "*mellein*": "present active infinitive - to be about to", "*esesthai*": "future middle infinitive - to be", "*epi*": "preposition with accusative - over/throughout", "*holēn*": "adjective, accusative feminine singular - whole/entire", "*tēn oikoumenēn*": "accusative feminine singular with article - the inhabited world", "*hostis*": "relative pronoun, nominative masculine singular - which", "*kai*": "adverb - also/indeed", "*egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative 3rd person singular - occurred", "*epi*": "preposition with genitive - during/in the time of", "*Klaudiou Kaisaros*": "genitive masculine singular - Claudius Caesar" }, "variants": { "*Anastas*": "having stood up/rising", "*onomati*": "by name/named", "*esēmanen*": "signified/indicated/predicted", "*dia tou pneumatos*": "through the Spirit/by the Spirit", "*limon*": "famine/severe food shortage", "*megan*": "great/severe/extensive", "*mellein esesthai*": "was about to be/would come", "*oikoumenēn*": "inhabited world/Roman Empire/known world", "*epi*": "during/in the time of/under" } }