Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Genesis.50.16", "source": "וַיְצַוּ֕וּ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֖ף לֵאמֹ֑ר אָבִ֣יךָ צִוָּ֔ה לִפְנֵ֥י מוֹת֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃", "text": "*Wa-yəṣawwû* unto-*Yôsēp̱* *lēʾmōr* *ʾāḇîḵā* *ṣiwwāh* before *môṯô* *lēʾmōr*", "grammar": { "*Wa-yəṣawwû*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they commanded/instructed", "*Yôsēp̱*": "proper noun - Joseph", "*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying", "*ʾāḇîḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father", "*ṣiwwāh*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he commanded", "*môṯô*": "qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his death", "*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying" }, "variants": { "*ṣiwwāh*": "commanded/ordered/instructed" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 29:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Proverbs.29.25", "source": "חֶרְדַּ֣ת אָ֭דָם יִתֵּ֣ן מוֹקֵ֑שׁ וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ בַּיהוָ֣ה יְשֻׂגָּֽב׃", "text": "*ḥerdat* *ʾādām* *yittēn* *môqēš* *û*-*ḇôṭēaḥ* *ba*-*YHWH* *yəśuggāḇ*", "grammar": { "*ḥerdat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - trembling of/fear of", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*yittēn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - gives/sets", "*môqēš*": "noun, masculine singular - snare/trap", "*û*": "conjunction - but", "*ḇôṭēaḥ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - trusting", "*ba*": "preposition + definite article - in the", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD", "*yəśuggāḇ*": "pual imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be set on high/protected" }, "variants": { "*ḥerdat ʾādām*": "fear of man/dread of people/anxiety about people", "*yittēn môqēš*": "brings a snare/sets a trap/leads to a trap", "*ḇôṭēaḥ ba-YHWH*": "one trusting in the LORD/whoever trusts in Yahweh", "*yəśuggāḇ*": "will be set on high/will be protected/will be secure" } }