Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Genesis.47.4", "source": "וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֗ה לָג֣וּר בָּאָרֶץ֮ בָּאנוּ֒ כִּי־אֵ֣ין מִרְעֶ֗ה לַצֹּאן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ כִּֽי־כָבֵ֥ד הָרָעָ֖ב בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וְעַתָּ֛ה יֵֽשְׁבוּ־נָ֥א עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ בְּאֶ֥רֶץ גֹּֽשֶׁן׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmərû* to *par'ōh* *lāḡûr* in the *bāʾāreṣ* *bāʾnû* for *kî-ʾên* *mir'eh* for the *laṣ-ṣōʾn* which to *la'ăḇāḏeḵā* for *kî-ḵāḇēḏ* the *hārā'āḇ* in *ʾereṣ* *kənā'an* *wə-'attāh* *yēšḇû-nāʾ* *'ăḇāḏeḵā* in *ʾereṣ* *gōšen*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmərû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they said", "*par'ōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "*lāḡûr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to sojourn/dwell temporarily", "*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - in the land", "*bāʾnû*": "Qal perfect 1st common plural - we have come", "*kî-ʾên*": "conjunction + adverb of negation - for there is no", "*mir'eh*": "noun masculine singular - pasture", "*laṣ-ṣōʾn*": "preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - for the flock", "*la'ăḇāḏeḵā*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to/for your servants", "*kî-ḵāḇēḏ*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - for is severe", "*hārā'āḇ*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the famine", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular construct - land of", "*kənā'an*": "proper noun - Canaan", "*wə-'attāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now", "*yēšḇû-nāʾ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural + particle of entreaty - let dwell please", "*'ăḇāḏeḵā*": "noun masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servants", "*gōšen*": "proper noun - Goshen" }, "variants": { "*lāḡûr*": "to sojourn/to dwell temporarily/to live as a foreigner", "*kî-ḵāḇēḏ*": "for severe/for intense/for heavy", "*yēšḇû-nāʾ*": "let dwell please/allow to settle please" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De sa til farao: 'Vi er kommet hit for å bo her, fordi hungersnøden er alvorlig i Kanaans land. Gi oss tillatelse til å bosette oss i landet Gosjen.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De sa videre til farao: Vi har kommet for å bo som fremmede i landet, for det er ingen beitemark for saueflokken til dine tjenere på grunn av den strenge hungersnøden i Kanaan. Vi ber deg nå, la dine tjenere bo i landet Goshen.

• Norsk King James

  De sa videre til farao: "Vi har kommet for å bo i landet, for dine tjenere har ikke beitemark til flokkene; hungersnøden i Kanaan er alvorlig; derfor ber vi deg om at dine tjenere kan få bo i Gosen."

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de sa til faraoen: Vi har kommet for å bo som fremmede i landet, for det finnes ingen fôr for kveget dine tjenere har, ettersom hungersnøden er så alvorlig i Kanaans land. Kjære, la dine tjenere få bo i landet Gosen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De sa videre til farao: "Vi er kommet for å bo her i landet fordi det ikke finnes beite for våre flokker i Kanaan; hungersnøden er tung der. Vær så snill, la dine tjenere få bo i landet Gosen."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De sa videre til farao: Vi er kommet for å bo midlertidig i landet, fordi dine tjenere ikke har beitemark for sine flokker, for sulten er stor i Kanaans land. Vi ber deg derfor om å la dine tjenere bo i landet Goshen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De sa videre til farao: «Vi har kommet for midlertidig opphold i landet, for vi har ingen beitemark for våre flokker, ettersom hungersnøden har rammet Kanaans land hardt. Derfor ber vi deg, la dine tjenere bo i landet Goshen.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  De sa videre til farao: Vi er kommet for å bo midlertidig i landet, fordi dine tjenere ikke har beitemark for sine flokker, for sulten er stor i Kanaans land. Vi ber deg derfor om å la dine tjenere bo i landet Goshen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De sa til farao: "Vi er kommet for å bo i landet, da det ikke finnes beite for dyrene dine tjenere har, for hungersnøden er alvorlig i Kanaans land. La dine tjenere få bosette seg i landet Gosen."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They also said to Pharaoh, 'We have come to sojourn in this land because there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, for the famine in the land of Canaan is severe. Please allow your servants to settle in the region of Goshen.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De sa også til farao: 'Vi har kommet for å bo i dette landet, for det er ingen beitemarker igjen til sauene dine tjenere har, på grunn av den store hungersnøden i landet Kanaan. Så la nå dine tjenere bosette seg i landet Gosjen.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de sagde til Pharao: Vi ere komne at være fremmede i Landet, thi der er ingen Føde til det Qvæg, som dine Tjenere have; thi den Hunger er svar i Canaans Land; og nu, Kjære, lad dine Tjenere boe i Gosen Land.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De fortsatte å si til farao: Vi har kommet for å bo som fremmede i landet, for dine tjenere har ingen beitemarker til buskapen, fordi hungersnøden er stor i Kanaans land. Nå ber vi deg, la dine tjenere bo i landet Gosen.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  They said moreover to Pharaoh, We have come to sojourn in the land; for your servants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray you, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De sa til farao: "Vi har kommet for å bo som fremmede i landet, for det er ingen beite for dine tjeneres flokker. Hungersnøden er nemlig stor i Kanaans land. Vi ber deg derfor, la oss bo i landet Goshen."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og de sa til farao: 'Vi har kommet for å bo en tid i landet, for det er ikke beite for flokken til dine tjenere, da hungersnøden er stor i Kanaan. Vi ber deg, la dine tjenere få bo i landet Gosen.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og de sa til farao: Vi er kommet for å oppholde oss i landet, for det finnes ikke beitemark for dine tjeneres buskap; for hungersnøden er hard i Kanaans land. La derfor dine tjenere bo i landet Gosen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og de sa til farao: Vi har kommet for å bo som fremmede i dette landet, fordi det ikke er beite for våre flokker i Kanaan; la derfor dine tjenere få bo i Gosen.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  They sayde moreouer vnto Pharao: for to sogcorne in the lande are we come for thy seruauntes haue no pasture for their shepe so sore is the fameshment in the lande of Canaan. Now therfore let thy seruauntes dwell in the lande of Gosan.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And they sayde morouer vnto Pharao: We are come to dwell with you in the lande, for yi seruautes haue no pasture for their catell, so sore doth the derth oppresse the lande of Canaan. Now therfore let yi seruauntes dwell in the lande of Gosen.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  They sayde moreouer vnto Pharaoh, For to soiourne in ye lande are we come: for thy seruants haue no pasture for their sheepe, so sore is ye famine in the lande of Canaan. Nowe therefore, we pray thee, let thy seruants dwel in the land of Goshen.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They said moreouer vnto Pharao, for to soiourne in the land are we come, for thy seruaunts haue no pasture for their cattell, so sore is the famishment in the lande of Chanaan: Nowe therefore let thy seruauntes dwell in the lande of Gosen.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine [is] sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They said to Pharaoh, "We have come to live as foreigners in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks. For the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they say unto Pharaoh, `To sojourn in the land we have come, for there is no pasture for the flock which thy servants have, for grievous `is' the famine in the land of Canaan; and now, let thy servants, we pray thee, dwell in the land of Goshen.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they said unto Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for thy servants' flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they said to Pharaoh, We have come to make a living in this land, because we have no grass for our flocks in the land of Canaan; so now let your servants make a place for themselves in the land of Goshen.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They said to Pharaoh, "We have come to live as foreigners in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks. For the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then they said to Pharaoh,“We have come to live as temporary residents in the land. There is no pasture for your servants’ flocks because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 46:34 : 34 { "verseID": "Genesis.46.34", "source": "וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם אַנְשֵׁ֨י מִקְנֶ֜ה הָי֤וּ עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ מִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּ וְעַד־עַ֔תָּה גַּם־אֲנַ֖חְנוּ גַּם־אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ בַּעֲב֗וּר תֵּשְׁבוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גֹּ֔שֶׁן כִּֽי־תוֹעֲבַ֥ת מִצְרַ֖יִם כָּל־רֹ֥עֵה צֹֽאן׃", "text": "And-*waʾămartem* men-of *miqneh* *hāyû* servants-your from-youth-our and-until-now, also-we also-fathers-our; in-order-that *tēšĕḇû* in-land-of *Gōšen*, for-abomination-of *Miṣrayim* every-*rōʿēh* *ṣōʾn*.", "grammar": { "*waʾămartem*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - 'and you shall say'", "*miqneh*": "common noun, masculine singular - 'livestock/cattle'", "*hāyû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - 'they were'", "*tēšĕḇû*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - 'you may dwell'", "*Gōšen*": "proper noun, place name - 'Goshen'", "*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun, place name - 'Egypt'", "*rōʿēh*": "qal participle masculine singular construct - 'shepherd of'", "*ṣōʾn*": "common noun, feminine singular - 'sheep/flock'" }, "variants": { "*waʾămartem*": "you shall say/you will tell", "*miqneh*": "livestock/cattle/possessions", "*hāyû*": "they were/they have been", "*tēšĕḇû*": "you may dwell/you may settle/you may live", "*rōʿēh*": "shepherd/keeper", "*ṣōʾn*": "sheep/flock/small livestock" } }
• Deut 26:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.26.5", "source": "וְעָנִ֨יתָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֜ לִפְנֵ֣י ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ אֲרַמִּי֙ אֹבֵ֣ד אָבִ֔י וַיֵּ֣רֶד מִצְרַ֔יְמָה וַיָּ֥גָר שָׁ֖ם בִּמְתֵ֣י מְעָ֑ט וֽ͏ַיְהִי־שָׁ֕ם לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל עָצ֥וּם וָרָֽב׃", "text": "And *ʿānâ* and *ʾāmar* before *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhîm* your *ʾărammî* *ʾōbēd* *ʾāb* my and *yārad* *miṣrayim* and *gûr* there with *mĕtê* few and *hāyâ* there to *gôy* *gādôl* *ʿāṣûm* and *rab*", "grammar": { "*ʿānâ*": "verb, perfect, 2nd singular masculine with *wə-* prefix - and you will respond/answer", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, perfect, 2nd singular masculine with *wə-* prefix - and you will say", "*YHWH*": "proper name - LORD", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God", "*ʾărammî*": "adjective, masculine singular - Aramean/Syrian", "*ʾōbēd*": "verb, participle (qal), masculine singular - perishing/wandering", "*ʾāb*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my father", "*yārad*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd singular masculine with *wa-* prefix - and he went down", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt (with directional ending)", "*gûr*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd singular masculine with *wa-* prefix - and he sojourned/dwelt as alien", "*mĕtê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men/people of", "*hāyâ*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd singular masculine with *wa-* prefix - and he became", "*gôy*": "noun, masculine singular - nation", "*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/large", "*ʿāṣûm*": "adjective, masculine singular - mighty/numerous", "*rab*": "adjective, masculine singular - many/abundant" }, "variants": { "*ʿānâ*": "answer/respond/testify/speak up", "*ʾāmar*": "say/speak/tell/command", "*ʾărammî*": "Aramean/Syrian", "*ʾōbēd*": "perishing/wandering/fugitive/nomadic", "*ʾāb*": "father/ancestor/forefather", "*yārad*": "go down/descend/decline", "*miṣrayim*": "Egypt/Egyptians", "*gûr*": "sojourn/dwell as alien/stay temporarily", "*mĕtê*": "men/persons/few individuals", "*hāyâ*": "become/happen/come to pass", "*gôy*": "nation/people/gentiles", "*gādôl*": "great/large/important", "*ʿāṣûm*": "mighty/numerous/strong", "*rab*": "many/great/abundant/numerous" } }
• Gen 15:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Genesis.15.13", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְאַבְרָ֗ם יָדֹ֨עַ תֵּדַ֜ע כִּי־גֵ֣ר ׀ יִהְיֶ֣ה זַרְעֲךָ֗ בְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙ לֹ֣א לָהֶ֔ם וַעֲבָד֖וּם וְעִנּ֣וּ אֹתָ֑ם אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָֽה׃", "text": "And-*yōʾmer* to-*ʾAḇrām* *yāḏōaʿ* *tēḏaʿ* that-*gēr* *yihyeh* *zarʿăḵā* in-*ʾereṣ* not to-them and-*ʿăḇāḏûm* and-*ʿinnû* them four *mēʾôṯ* *šānāh*.", "grammar": { "*yōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said", "*ʾAḇrām*": "proper name", "*yāḏōaʿ*": "Qal infinitive absolute - to know", "*tēḏaʿ*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will know", "*gēr*": "masculine singular noun - sojourner/alien", "*yihyeh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be", "*zarʿăḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your seed/offspring", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun - land", "*ʿăḇāḏûm*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural with waw consecutive and 3rd masculine plural suffix - and they will serve them", "*ʿinnû*": "Piel perfect 3rd common plural with waw consecutive - and they will afflict/oppress", "*mēʾôṯ*": "feminine plural construct noun - hundreds of", "*šānāh*": "feminine singular noun - year" }, "variants": { "*yāḏōaʿ* *tēḏaʿ*": "surely know/certainly know (emphatic construction)", "*gēr*": "sojourner/alien/foreigner/stranger", "*zarʿăḵā*": "your seed/your offspring/your descendants", "*ʾereṣ*": "land/earth/territory/country", "*ʿăḇāḏûm*": "serve them/be slaves to them/work for them", "*ʿinnû*": "afflict/oppress/humble/mistreat" } }
• Gen 43:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Genesis.43.1", "source": "וְהָרָעָ֖ב כָּבֵ֥ד בָּאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And the *rāʿāb* [was] *kābēd* in the *ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*rāʿāb*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the famine", "*kābēd*": "adjective, masculine singular - heavy/severe", "*bā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the land" }, "variants": { "*rāʿāb*": "famine/hunger", "*kābēd*": "heavy/severe/intense", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground/territory" } }
• 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" } }
• Ps 105:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Psalms.105.23", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל מִצְרָ֑יִם וְ֝יַעֲקֹ֗ב גָּ֣ר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־חָֽם׃", "text": "*wa-yyābōʾ* *Yiśrāʾēl* *Miṣrāyim* *wə-Yaʿăqōb* *gār* in-*ʾereṣ*-*Ḥām*", "grammar": { "*wa-yyābōʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect (consecutive), 3ms - and he came", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper name - Israel", "*Miṣrāyim*": "proper name - Egypt", "*wə-Yaʿăqōb*": "conjunction + proper name - and Jacob", "*gār*": "qal perfect, 3ms - he sojourned", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*Ḥām*": "proper name - Ham" }, "variants": { "*wa-yyābōʾ*": "and he came/entered/arrived", "*gār*": "sojourned/dwelt as an alien/lived as a foreigner", "*ʾereṣ*": "land/territory/country", "*Ḥām*": "Ham (poetic reference to Egypt)" } }
• Isa 52:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Isaiah.52.4", "source": "כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה מִצְרַ֛יִם יָֽרַד־עַמִּ֥י בָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖ה לָג֣וּר שָׁ֑ם וְאַשּׁ֖וּר בְּאֶ֥פֶס עֲשָׁקֽוֹ׃", "text": "*kî* *kōh* *ʾāmar* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH* *miṣrayim* *yārad-ʿammî* *bārîšōnâ* *lāgûr* *šām* *wəʾaššûr* *bəʾepes* *ʿăšāqô*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he said", "*ʾădōnāy*": "noun with 1st person plural suffix (formal) - my Lord", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*yārad-ʿammî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + noun with 1st person singular suffix - went down my people", "*bārîšōnâ*": "preposition + adjective, feminine singular - in the beginning/formerly", "*lāgûr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to sojourn/dwell temporarily", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*wəʾaššûr*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Assyria", "*bəʾepes*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in nothing/without cause", "*ʿăšāqô*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - oppressed him" }, "variants": { "*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord/Master/Sovereign", "*yārad*": "went down/descended", "*bārîšōnâ*": "at first/formerly/in the beginning", "*lāgûr*": "to sojourn/to live as foreigners/to dwell temporarily", "*bəʾepes*": "without cause/for nothing/without reason", "*ʿăšāqô*": "oppressed him/exploited him/treated him unjustly" } }
• Acts 7:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Acts.7.6", "source": "Ἐλάλησεν δὲ οὕτως ὁ Θεός, Ὅτι ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ πάροικον ἐν γῇ ἀλλοτρίᾳ· καὶ δουλώσουσιν αὐτὸ, καὶ κακώσουσιν ἔτη τετρακόσια.", "text": "*Elalēsen de houtōs ho Theos, Hoti estai to sperma autou paroikon en gē allotria*; and *doulōsousin auto, kai kakōsousin etē tetrakosia*.", "grammar": { "*Elalēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - spoke", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*houtōs*": "adverb - thus/in this manner", "*ho Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God", "*Hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*estai*": "future middle indicative, 3rd person singular - will be", "*to sperma*": "nominative neuter singular - the seed/offspring", "*autou*": "genitive masculine singular pronoun - of him/his", "*paroikon*": "nominative neuter singular - sojourner/resident alien", "*en*": "preposition - in", "*gē allotria*": "dative feminine singular + dative feminine singular adjective - foreign land", "*doulōsousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd person plural - they will enslave", "*auto*": "accusative neuter singular pronoun - it", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*kakōsousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd person plural - they will mistreat", "*etē*": "accusative neuter plural - years", "*tetrakosia*": "accusative neuter plural numeral - four hundred" }, "variants": { "*Elalēsen*": "spoke/said/declared", "*houtōs*": "thus/in this way/as follows", "*sperma*": "seed/offspring/descendants", "*paroikon*": "sojourner/resident alien/foreigner/stranger", "*allotria*": "foreign/strange/belonging to another", "*doulōsousin*": "will enslave/will bring into bondage", "*kakōsousin*": "will mistreat/will oppress/will harm" } }
• 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" } }