Exodus 1:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֥קָם מֶֽלֶךְ־חָדָ֖שׁ עַל־מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָדַ֖ע אֶת־יוֹסֵֽף׃

Transliteration

And way-yāqom meleḵ-ḥādāš over miṣrāyim who lōʾ-yādaʿ ʾet-yôsēp̄

Grammar Details

וַיָּ֥קָם: conjunction *wə-* + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, vav-consecutive - 'and he arose'
מֶֽלֶךְ־חָדָ֖שׁ: noun, masculine singular construct + adjective, masculine singular - 'a new king'
עַל־מִצְרָ֑יִם: preposition + proper noun - 'over Egypt'
אֲשֶׁ֥ר: relative pronoun - 'who'
לֹֽא־יָדַ֖ע: negative particle + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'did not know'
אֶת־יוֹסֵֽף: direct object marker + proper noun - 'Joseph'

Word Meanings

*way-yāqom*: arose, stood up, came to power
*meleḵ*: king, ruler, sovereign
*ḥādāš*: new, fresh, novel
*lōʾ*-*yādaʿ*: did not know, was not acquainted with, did not recognize

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Acts 7:18 : 18 till {G3757} there arose another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
Eccl 2:18-19 : 18 And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me. 19 And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
Eccl 9:15 : 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

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