Genesis 47:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Jacob lived in Egypt for seventeen years, and the years of his life were one hundred and forty-seven in total.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְחִ֤י יַעֲקֹב֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם שְׁבַ֥ע עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י יְמֵֽי־יַעֲקֹב֙ שְׁנֵ֣י חַיָּ֔יו שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּמְאַ֖ת שָׁנָֽה׃

Transliteration

wə-yəḥî ya'ăqōḇ in bə-ʾereṣ miṣrayim šəḇa' 'eśrēh šānāh wə-yəhî yəmê-ya'ăqōḇ šənê ḥayyāyw šeḇa' šānîm wə-ʾarbā'îm ûməʾaṯ šānāh

Grammar Details

• *wə-yəḥî*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and lived
• *ya'ăqōḇ*: proper noun - Jacob
• *bə-ʾereṣ*: preposition + noun feminine singular construct - in the land of
• *miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt
• *šəḇa'*: number cardinal feminine - seven
• *'eśrēh*: number cardinal feminine - ten
• *šānāh*: noun feminine singular - year
• *wə-yəhî*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and were
• *yəmê-ya'ăqōḇ*: noun masculine plural construct + proper noun - days of Jacob
• *šənê*: noun feminine plural construct - years of
• *ḥayyāyw*: noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his life
• *šeḇa'*: number cardinal feminine - seven
• *šānîm*: noun feminine plural - years
• *wə-ʾarbā'îm*: conjunction + number cardinal common - and forty
• *ûməʾaṯ*: conjunction + number cardinal feminine singular - and hundred

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole a of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was one hundred forty-seven years.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And 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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Moreouer Iacob lyued in the lande of Egipte.xvij. yeres so that the hole age of Iacob was an hundred and.xlvij. yere.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Iacob lyued seuentene yeare in the lande of Egipte, so that his whole age was an hudreth and seuen and fourtye yeares.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Moreouer, Iaakob liued in the lande of Egypt seuenteene yeeres, so that the whole age of Iaakob was an hundreth fourtie and seuen yeere.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Moreouer Iacob lyued in the lande of Egypt seuenteene yeres, so that ye whole age of Iacob was an hundred and fourtie and seuen yeres.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred forty-seven years.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Jacob liveth in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the days of Jacob, the years of his life, are an hundred and forty and seven years.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Jacob was living in the land of Goshen for seventeen years; so the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred forty-seven years.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; the years of Jacob’s life were 147 in all.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 37:2 : 2 This is the account of Jacob: Joseph, a seventeen-year-old youth, was shepherding the flock with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought a bad report about them to their father.
• Gen 47:8-9 : 8 Pharaoh asked Jacob, 'How many years have you lived?'' 9 Jacob replied to Pharaoh, 'The days of my sojourning have been one hundred thirty years. My years have been few and difficult, and they do not compare to the years of the lives of my fathers during their sojourning.'
• Ps 90:10 : 10 The span of our life is seventy years—or eighty, if we have strength; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
• Ps 90:12 : 12 Teach us to number our days carefully, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
• Ps 119:84 : 84 How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?