Genesis 45:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מַהֲרוּ֮ וַעֲל֣וּ אֶל־אָבִי֒ וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ בִּנְךָ֣ יוֹסֵ֔ף שָׂמַ֧נִי אֱלֹהִ֛ים לְאָד֖וֹן לְכָל־מִצְרָ֑יִם רְדָ֥ה אֵלַ֖י אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹֽד׃

Transliteration

Mahărû waʿălû ʾel-ʾāḇî waʾămartem ʾēlāyw kōh ʾāmar binḵā Yôsēp̄ śāmanî ʾĕlōhîm ləʾāḏôn ləḵāl-miṣrāyim rəḏāh ʾēlay ʾal-taʿămōḏ

Grammar Details

מַהֲרוּ֮: Piel imperative masculine plural - 'hurry/make haste'
וַעֲל֣וּ: conjunction + Qal imperative masculine plural - 'and go up'
אֶל־אָבִי֒: preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - 'to my father'
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם: conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - 'and say'
אֵלָ֗יו: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'to him'
כֹּ֤ה: adverb - 'thus'
אָמַר֙: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'said'
בִּנְךָ֣: noun masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your son'
יוֹסֵ֔ף: proper noun - 'Joseph'
שָׂמַ֧נִי: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - 'made me'
אֱלֹהִ֛ים: noun masculine plural - 'God'
לְאָד֖וֹן: preposition + noun masculine singular - 'as lord/master'
לְכָל־מִצְרָ֑יִם: preposition + noun masculine singular construct + proper noun - 'over all Egypt'
רְדָ֥ה: Qal imperative masculine singular - 'come down'
אֵלַ֖י: preposition + 1st person singular suffix - 'to me'
אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹֽד: negative particle + Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular jussive - 'do not delay'

Word Meanings

*mahărû*: hurry, make haste, be quick
*waʿălû*: and go up, and ascend
*waʾămartem*: and you shall say, and tell
*kōh*: thus, so, in this manner
*ʾāmar*: said, spoke, declared
*binḵā*: your son
*śāmanî*: made me, appointed me, established me
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God, gods, divine being
*ləʾāḏôn*: as lord, as master, as ruler
*rəḏāh*: come down, descend
*ʾal-taʿămōḏ*: do not stand still, do not delay, do not tarry

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Referenced Verses

Gen 45:13 : 13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen: and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
Gen 45:19-20 : 19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye: take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. 20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.

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Gen 45:7-8
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7And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.
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Gen 45:13
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13And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen: and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
Gen 46:31
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31And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
Gen 45:10
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10and thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
Gen 45:16-20
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16And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
18and take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
19Now thou art commanded, this do ye: take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
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Gen 47:5-7
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5And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
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Gen 45:3-5
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Gen 47:1
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Gen 41:55
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