Genesis 47:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּבֵ֤א יוֹסֵף֙ אֶת־יַֽעֲקֹ֣ב אָבִ֔יו וַיַּֽעֲמִדֵ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֑ה וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת־פַּרְעֹֽה׃

Transliteration

wə-yāḇēʾ yôsēp̄ ʾeṯ-ya'ăqōḇ ʾāḇîw wə-ya'ămîḏēhû lip̄nê p̄ar'ōh wə-yəḇāreḵ ya'ăqōḇ ʾeṯ-par'ōh

Grammar Details

*wə-yāḇēʾ*: conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and brought in
*yôsēp̄*: proper noun - Joseph
*ʾeṯ-ya'ăqōḇ*: direct object marker + proper noun - Jacob
*ʾāḇîw*: noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his father
*wə-ya'ămîḏēhû*: conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he presented him
*lip̄nê*: preposition + noun common masculine plural construct - before
*p̄ar'ōh*: proper noun - Pharaoh
*wə-yəḇāreḵ*: conjunction + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and blessed
*ya'ăqōḇ*: proper noun - Jacob
*ʾeṯ-par'ōh*: direct object marker + proper noun - Pharaoh

Word Meanings

*wə-ya'ămîḏēhû*: presented him/set him/caused him to stand
*wə-yəḇāreḵ*: blessed/greeted/saluted

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 47:10 : 10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.
Exod 12:32 : 32 Take both your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.
Num 6:23-24 : 23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel: ye shall say unto them, 24 Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee:
Josh 14:13 : 13 And Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
1 Sam 2:20 : 20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah give thee seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of Jehovah. And they went unto their own home.
2 Sam 8:10 : 10 then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And [Joram] brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
2 Sam 14:22 : 22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and did obeisance, and blessed the king: and Joab said, To-day thy servant knoweth that I have found favor in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath performed the request of his servant.
2 Sam 19:39 : 39 And all the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over: and the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.
1 Kgs 1:47 : 47 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, Thy God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne: and the king bowed himself upon the bed.
2 Kgs 4:29 : 29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
Matt 26:26 : 26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
Luke 22:19 : 19 And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
Gen 35:27 : 27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father to Mamre, to Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Gen 47:10-12
3 verses
85%
10And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.
11And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
12And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.
Gen 47:8
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8And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How many are the days of the years of thy life?
Gen 47:5-6
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82%
5And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
6the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
Gen 47:1-2
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80%
1Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
2And from among his brethren he took five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
Gen 48:15
79%
15And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath fed me all my life long unto this day,
Gen 48:8-9
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8And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?
9And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
Gen 45:17-18
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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.
Gen 46:31
77%
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 45:8-10
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8So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
9Haste 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;
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 50:6-7
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6And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.
7And Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,
Gen 48:12
77%
12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
Gen 46:28-29
2 verses
77%
28And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
29And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
Gen 48:1-3
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1And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
2And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
3And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Gen 41:41
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41And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
Acts 7:10
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10and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
Gen 41:46
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46And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
Gen 45:25
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25And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father.
Acts 7:13
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13And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's race became manifest unto Pharaoh.
Gen 47:28
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28And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and seven years.
Gen 39:5
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5And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field.
Gen 41:43
74%
43and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had: and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he set him over all the land of Egypt.
Gen 50:1
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1And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
Gen 48:21
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21And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God will be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.