Genesis 41:30

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.41.30", "source": "וְ֠קָמוּ שֶׁ֜בַע שְׁנֵ֤י רָעָב֙ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן וְנִשְׁכַּ֥ח כָּל־הַשָּׂבָ֖ע בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְכִלָּ֥ה הָרָעָ֖ב אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*wə-qāmû* seven *šənê* *rāʿāḇ* after-them, *wə-niškkaḥ* all-the-*śāḇāʿ* in-*ʾereṣ* *miṣrāyim*; *wə-killāh* the-*rāʿāḇ* *ʾet*-the-*ʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-qāmû*": "conjunction + 3rd common plural perfect, Qal - and they will arise", "*šənê*": "construct plural of šānâ - years of", "*rāʿāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - famine/hunger", "*wə-niškkaḥ*": "conjunction + 3rd masculine singular perfect, Niphal - and will be forgotten", "*śāḇāʿ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the abundance/plenty", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun - land", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*wə-killāh*": "conjunction + 3rd masculine singular perfect, Piel - and will destroy/consume", "*rāʿāḇ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the famine", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the land" }, "variants": { "*qāmû*": "will arise/stand up/appear", "*rāʿāḇ*": "famine/hunger/starvation", "*niškkaḥ*": "will be forgotten/will not be remembered", "*śāḇāʿ*": "abundance/plenty/fullness", "*killāh*": "will finish/consume/destroy/end" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְ֠קָמוּ שֶׁ֜בַע שְׁנֵ֤י רָעָב֙ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן וְנִשְׁכַּ֥ח כָּל־הַשָּׂבָ֖ע בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְכִלָּ֥ה הָרָעָ֖ב אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

wə-qāmû seven šənê rāʿāḇ after-them, wə-niškkaḥ all-the-śāḇāʿ in-ʾereṣ miṣrāyim; wə-killāh the-rāʿāḇ ʾet-the-ʾāreṣ.

Grammar Details

• *wə-qāmû*: conjunction + 3rd common plural perfect, Qal - and they will arise
• *šənê*: construct plural of šānâ - years of
• *rāʿāḇ*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the famine
• *wə-niškkaḥ*: conjunction + 3rd masculine singular perfect, Niphal - and will be forgotten
• *śāḇāʿ*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the abundance/plenty
• *ʾereṣ*: feminine singular noun - land
• *miṣrāyim*: proper noun - Egypt
• *wə-killāh*: conjunction + 3rd masculine singular perfect, Piel - and will destroy/consume
• *ʾāreṣ*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the land

Word Meanings

• *qāmû*: will arise/stand up/appear
• *rāʿāḇ*: famine/hunger/starvation
• *niškkaḥ*: will be forgotten/will not be remembered
• *śāḇāʿ*: abundance/plenty/fullness
• *killāh*: will finish/consume/destroy/end

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But after them, seven years of famine will arise, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will ravage the land.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But after them seven years of famine will arise, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine will consume the land.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And there shall aryse after them vij. yeres of hunger. So that all the plenteousnes shalbe forgeten in the lande of Egipte. And the hunger shall consume the lande:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and after the same there shall come seuen yeares of derth, so that all this plenteousnes shalbe forgotten in ye lande of Egipte: and the derth shall consume the lande,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Againe, there shall arise after them seuen yeeres of famine, so that all the plentie shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine shall consume the land:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And agayne, there shall aryse after them seuen yeres of famine, and all the plenteousnes shalbe forgotten in the lande of Egypt: and the famine shall consume the lande.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There will arise after them seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and seven years of famine have arisen after them, and all the plenty is forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine hath finished the land,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And after that will come seven years when there will not be enough food; and the memory of the good years will go from men's minds; and the land will be made waste by the bad years;

• World English Bible (2000)

  There will arise after them seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But seven years of famine will occur after them, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will devastate the land.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 41:54 : 54 { "verseID": "Genesis.41.54", "source": "וַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה שֶׁ֣בַע שְׁנֵ֤י הָרָעָב֙ לָב֔וֹא כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אָמַ֣ר יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיְהִ֤י רָעָב֙ בְּכָל־הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת וּבְכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם הָ֥יָה לָֽחֶם׃", "text": "*wə-təḥillênāh šeḇaʿ šənê hārāʿāḇ lāḇôʾ kaʾăšer ʾāmar yôsēp̄ wə-yhî rāʿāḇ* in-all-*hāʾărāṣôt* and-in-all-*ʾereṣ miṣrayim hāyāh lāḥem*", "grammar": { "*wə-təḥillênāh*": "waw consecutive with hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - and they began", "*šeḇaʿ*": "cardinal number - seven", "*šənê*": "noun feminine plural construct - years of", "*hārāʿāḇ*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the famine", "*lāḇôʾ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to come", "*kaʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - just as", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said/had said", "*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun - Joseph", "*wə-yhî*": "waw consecutive with qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and there was", "*rāʿāḇ*": "noun masculine singular - famine", "*hāʾărāṣôt*": "definite article + noun feminine plural - the lands", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular construct - land of", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - there was", "*lāḥem*": "noun masculine singular - bread/food" }, "variants": { "*təḥillênāh*": "began/started/commenced", "*rāʿāḇ*": "famine/hunger/food scarcity", "*lāḥem*": "bread/food/grain" } }
• Gen 47:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Genesis.47.13", "source": "וְלֶ֤חֶם אֵין֙ בְּכָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּֽי־כָבֵ֥ד הָרָעָ֖ב מְאֹ֑ד וַתֵּ֜לַהּ אֶ֤רֶץ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ וְאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן מִפְּנֵ֖י הָרָעָֽב׃", "text": "*wə-leḥem* *ʾên* in *bə-ḵāl-hāʾāreṣ* for *kî-ḵāḇēḏ* the *hārā'āḇ* very *məʾōḏ* *wə-tēlah* *ʾereṣ* *miṣrayim* *wə-ʾereṣ* *kəna'an* from *mip-pənê* the *hārā'āḇ*", "grammar": { "*wə-leḥem*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular - and bread/food", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there was none", "*bə-ḵāl-hāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct + definite article + noun feminine singular - in all the land", "*kî-ḵāḇēḏ*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - for was severe", "*hārā'āḇ*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the famine", "*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - very", "*wə-tēlah*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and languished/fainted", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular construct - land of", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*wə-ʾereṣ*": "conjunction + noun feminine singular construct - and land of", "*kəna'an*": "proper noun - Canaan", "*mip-pənê*": "preposition + noun common masculine plural construct - from the face/presence of", "*hārā'āḇ*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the famine" }, "variants": { "*wə-leḥem*": "bread/food/grain", "*wə-tēlah*": "languished/fainted/exhausted/wearied" } }
• Ps 105:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Psalms.105.16", "source": "וַיִּקְרָ֣א רָ֭עָב עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ כָּֽל־מַטֵּה־לֶ֥חֶם שָׁבָֽר׃", "text": "*wa-yyiqrāʾ* *rāʿāb* upon-the-*ʾāreṣ* all-*maṭṭēh*-*leḥem* *šābār*", "grammar": { "*wa-yyiqrāʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect (consecutive), 3ms - and he called", "*rāʿāb*": "noun, masculine singular - famine", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - land/earth", "*maṭṭēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - staff of", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food", "*šābār*": "qal perfect, 3ms - he broke" }, "variants": { "*wa-yyiqrāʾ*": "and he called/summoned/proclaimed", "*rāʿāb*": "famine/hunger", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground/territory", "*maṭṭēh*": "staff/support/supply", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance", "*šābār*": "broke/fractured/shattered" } }
• Jas 5:17 : 17 { "verseID": "James.5.17", "source": "Ἠλίας ἄνθρωπος ἦν ὁμοιοπαθὴς ἡμῖν, καὶ προσευχῇ προσηύξατο τοῦ μὴ βρέξαι: καὶ οὐκ ἔβρεξεν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐνιαυτοὺς τρεῖς καὶ μῆνας ἕξ.", "text": "*Ēlias anthrōpos ēn homoiopathēs* us, and *proseuchē prosēuxato tou mē brexai*: and *ouk ebrexen epi tēs gēs eniautous treis kai mēnas hex*.", "grammar": { "*Ēlias*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Elijah", "*anthrōpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man/human", "*ēn*": "imperfect active, 3rd singular - was", "*homoiopathēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - of like passions/nature", "us": "dative, 1st plural - to us", "*proseuchē*": "dative, feminine, singular - with prayer", "*prosēuxato*": "aorist middle, 3rd singular - he prayed", "*tou mē brexai*": "articular infinitive with negative - not to rain", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*ebrexen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - it rained", "*epi*": "preposition + genitive - upon", "*tēs gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - the earth/land", "*eniautous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - years", "*treis*": "accusative, masculine, plural - three", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*mēnas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - months", "*hex*": "accusative - six" }, "variants": { "*Ēlias*": "Elijah (Hebrew prophet)", "*anthrōpos*": "man/human/person", "*homoiopathēs*": "of like passions/nature/having same feelings (emphasizing common humanity)", "*proseuchē prosēuxato*": "he prayed with prayer (Hebraic emphasis construction)", "*tou mē brexai*": "for it not to rain/that it might not rain", "*ebrexen*": "it rained (impersonal usage)", "*eniautous treis kai mēnas hex*": "three years and six months" } }
• Prov 31:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Proverbs.31.7", "source": "יִ֭שְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּ֣ח רִישׁ֑וֹ וַ֝עֲמָל֗וֹ לֹ֣א יִזְכָּר־עֽוֹד", "text": "*yišteh* *wĕyiškaḥ* *rîšô* *waʿămālô* *lōʾ* *yizkār*-*ʿôd*", "grammar": { "*yišteh*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will drink", "*wĕyiškaḥ*": "conjunction *wə* + verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and will forget", "*rîšô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his poverty", "*waʿămālô*": "conjunction *wə* + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his trouble/misery", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yizkār*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will remember", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - again/anymore" }, "variants": { "*yišteh*": "he will drink/may he drink", "*yiškaḥ*": "he will forget/may he forget", "*rîšô*": "his poverty/destitution/lack", "*ʿămālô*": "his trouble/misery/toil/hardship", "*yizkār*": "he will remember/he would remember" } }
• Isa 65:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Isaiah.65.16", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֨ר הַמִּתְבָּרֵ֜ךְ בָּאָ֗רֶץ יִתְבָּרֵךְ֙ בֵּאלֹהֵ֣י אָמֵ֔ן וְהַנִּשְׁבָּ֣ע בָּאָ֔רֶץ יִשָּׁבַ֖ע בֵּאלֹהֵ֣י אָמֵ֑ן כִּ֣י נִשְׁכְּח֗וּ הַצָּרוֹת֙ הָרִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹת וְכִ֥י נִסְתְּר֖וּ מֵעֵינָֽי׃", "text": "that the-*mitbarekh* in-the-*ʾarets* *yitbarekh* in-*ʾElohey* *ʾamen* and-the-*nishbaʿ* in-the-*ʾarets* *yishavaʿ* in-*ʾElohey* *ʾamen* for *nishkehu* the-*tsarot* the-*rishonut* and-for *nisteru* from-*ʿeynay*", "grammar": { "*mitbarekh*": "Hithpael participle, masculine singular - blessing himself", "*ʾarets*": "feminine singular noun - land/earth", "*yitbarekh*": "Hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will bless himself", "*ʾElohey*": "masculine plural noun, construct - God of", "*ʾamen*": "masculine singular noun - truth/faithfulness", "*nishbaʿ*": "Niphal participle, masculine singular - swearing", "*yishavaʿ*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will swear", "*nishkehu*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are forgotten", "*tsarot*": "feminine plural noun - troubles/distresses", "*rishonut*": "feminine plural adjective - former/previous", "*nisteru*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are hidden", "*ʿeynay*": "dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes" }, "variants": { "*mitbarekh*": "blessing himself/invoking a blessing", "*ʾarets*": "land/earth/ground", "*yitbarekh*": "he will bless himself/he will invoke blessing", "*ʾElohey*": "God of/deity of", "*ʾamen*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability", "*nishbaʿ*": "swearing/taking an oath", "*yishavaʿ*": "he will swear/he will take an oath", "*nishkehu*": "they are forgotten/they have been forgotten/they will be forgotten", "*tsarot*": "troubles/distresses/afflictions", "*rishonut*": "former/previous/earlier", "*nisteru*": "they are hidden/they have been hidden/they will be hidden", "*ʿeynay*": "my eyes/my sight" } }
• Luke 4:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Luke.4.25", "source": "Ἐπʼ ἀληθείας δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν, πολλαὶ χῆραι ἦσαν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ἠλίου ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ, ὅτε ἐκλείσθη ὁ οὐρανὸς ἐπὶ ἔτη τρία καὶ μῆνας ἕξ, ὡς ἐγένετο λιμὸς μέγας ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν·", "text": "Upon *alētheias de legō* to you, many *chērai ēsan* in the days of *Ēliou* in *Israēl*, when *ekleisthē* the *ouranos* for *etē tria* and *mēnas hex*, when *egeneto limos megas* upon all the *gēn*;", "grammar": { "*alētheias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - truth", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*legō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*chērai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - widows", "*ēsan*": "imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd plural - were", "*Ēliou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Elijah", "*Israēl*": "dative, masculine, singular - Israel", "*ekleisthē*": "aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - was shut up", "*ouranos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - heaven/sky", "*etē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - years", "*tria*": "accusative, neuter, plural, numeral - three", "*mēnas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - months", "*hex*": "numeral - six", "*egeneto*": "aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd singular - came to be/happened", "*limos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - famine", "*megas*": "nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - great", "*gēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - land/earth" }, "variants": { "*alētheias*": "truth/in truth/truly", "*ekleisthē*": "was shut up/closed/locked", "*limos*": "famine/hunger", "*gēn*": "land/earth/ground" } }
• 2 Sam 24:13 : 13 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.24.13", "source": "וַיָּבֹא־גָ֥ד אֶל־דָּוִ֖ד וַיַּגֶּד־ל֑וֹ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֡וֹ הֲתָב֣וֹא לְךָ֣ שֶֽׁבַע־שָׁנִ֣ים ׀ רָעָ֣ב ׀ בְּאַרְצֶ֡ךָ אִם־שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳ֠דָשִׁים נֻסְךָ֨ לִפְנֵֽי־צָרֶ֜יךָ וְה֣וּא רֹדְפֶ֗ךָ וְאִם־הֱ֠יוֹת שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת יָמִ֥ים דֶּ֙בֶר֙ בְּאַרְצֶ֔ךָ עַתָּה֙ דַּ֣ע וּרְאֵ֔ה מָה־אָשִׁ֥יב שֹׁלְחִ֖י דָּבָֽר", "text": "And *yāḇō'-gāḏ* to *dāwiḏ* and *yageḏ-lô* and *yō'mer* to him shall *tāḇô'* to you *šeḇa'-šānîm* *rā'āḇ* in *'arṣekhā* or *šəlōšāh* *ḥŏḏāšîm* *nusəkhā* before *ṣārekhā* and he *rōḏp̄ekhā* or the *hĕyôt* *šəlōšet* *yāmîm* *deḇer* in *'arṣekhā* now *da'* and *rə'ēh* what *'āšîḇ* *šōləḥî* *dāḇār*", "grammar": { "*yāḇō'-gāḏ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive + proper noun - Gad came", "*dāwiḏ*": "proper noun - David", "*yageḏ-lô*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he told him", "*yō'mer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he said", "*tāḇô'*": "Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - shall come", "*šeḇa'-šānîm*": "numeral + plural noun - seven years", "*rā'āḇ*": "noun - famine", "*'arṣekhā*": "noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your land", "*šəlōšāh*": "numeral - three", "*ḥŏḏāšîm*": "plural noun - months", "*nusəkhā*": "Qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your fleeing", "*ṣārekhā*": "plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your enemies", "*rōḏp̄ekhā*": "Qal participle masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - pursuing you", "*hĕyôt*": "Qal infinitive construct - being", "*šəlōšet*": "numeral construct - three of", "*yāmîm*": "plural noun - days", "*deḇer*": "noun - pestilence", "*'arṣekhā*": "noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your land", "*da'*": "Qal imperative masculine singular - know", "*rə'ēh*": "Qal imperative masculine singular - see", "*'āšîḇ*": "Hiphil imperfect 1st singular - I shall return/answer", "*šōləḥî*": "Qal participle masculine singular construct + 1st singular suffix - the one sending me", "*dāḇār*": "noun - word/matter" }, "variants": { "*yageḏ*": "told/declared/announced", "*tāḇô'*": "shall come/happen/occur", "*rā'āḇ*": "famine/hunger", "*nusəkhā*": "your fleeing/running away", "*rōḏp̄ekhā*": "pursuing you/chasing you", "*hĕyôt*": "being/happening/occurring", "*deḇer*": "pestilence/plague", "*'āšîḇ*": "I shall return/answer/bring back" } }
• 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 { "verseID": "1 Kings.17.1", "source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּ֜י מִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣י גִלְעָד֮ אֶל־אַחְאָב֒ חַי־יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָמַ֣דְתִּי לְפָנָ֔יו אִם־יִהְיֶ֛ה הַשָּׁנִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה טַ֣ל וּמָטָ֑ר כִּ֖י אִם־לְפִ֥י דְבָרִֽי׃ ס", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *ʾēliyyāhû* the *tiššbî* from *tōšāḇê* *gilʿād* to *ʾaḥʾāḇ*, *ḥay-yhwh* *ʾĕlōhê* *yiśrāʾēl* whom *ʿāmaḏtî* before *lǝpānāyw*, if *yihyeh* the *ššānîm* the *hāʾēlleh* *ṭal* and *māṭār* except by *pî* *ḏǝḇārî*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾēliyyāhû*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Elijah", "*tiššbî*": "noun with definite article, masculine singular - the Tishbite", "*tōšāḇê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - inhabitants of", "*gilʿād*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Gilead", "*ʾaḥʾāḇ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ahab", "*ḥay-yhwh*": "adjective construct + divine name - living (is) YHWH", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine singular construct - God of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel", "*ʿāmaḏtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I have stood", "*lǝpānāyw*": "preposition + noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - before him", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - there will be", "*ššānîm*": "noun with definite article, feminine plural - the years", "*hāʾēlleh*": "demonstrative adjective with definite article - these", "*ṭal*": "noun, masculine singular - dew", "*māṭār*": "noun, masculine singular - rain", "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mouth of", "*ḏǝḇārî*": "noun + 1st singular suffix - my word" }, "variants": { "*ʾēliyyāhû*": "Elijah/My God is YHWH", "*tiššbî*": "Tishbite/inhabitant of Tishbe", "*ḥay-yhwh*": "As YHWH lives/by the life of YHWH (oath formula)", "*ʿāmaḏtî*": "I have stood/I serve", "*lǝpānāyw*": "before him/in his presence", "*yihyeh*": "there will be/there shall be", "*ṭal*": "dew/moisture", "*pî*": "mouth/command", "*ḏǝḇārî*": "my word/my command" } }
• 2 Kgs 8:1 : 1 { "verseID": "2 Kings.8.1", "source": "וֶאֱלִישָׁ֡ע דִּבֶּ֣ר אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה֩ אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱיָ֨ה אֶת־בְּנָ֜הּ לֵאמֹ֗ר ק֤וּמִי וּלְכִי֙ אתי אַ֣תְּ וּבֵיתֵ֔ךְ וְג֖וּרִי בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּג֑וּרִי כִּֽי־קָרָ֤א יְהוָה֙ לָֽרָעָ֔ב וְגַם־בָּ֥א אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים׃", "text": "And *ʾĕlîšāʿ* *dibbēr* to the *ʾiššâ* whom *heḥĕyâ* *ʾet-bənāh* saying, *qûmî* and *lēkî* you and *bêtēk* and *gûrî* in the place where *tāgûrî* because *qārāʾ* *YHWH* for the *rāʿāb* and also *bāʾ* to the *ʾāreṣ* seven *šānîm*.", "grammar": { "*ʾĕlîšāʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Elisha", "*dibbēr*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - spoke", "*ʾiššâ*": "noun, feminine singular - woman", "*heḥĕyâ*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - had restored to life", "*ʾet-bənāh*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her son", "*qûmî*": "verb, qal imperative, feminine singular - arise", "*lēkî*": "verb, qal imperative, feminine singular - go", "*bêtēk*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your household", "*gûrî*": "verb, qal imperative, feminine singular - sojourn/live as a foreigner", "*tāgûrî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you may sojourn", "*qārāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has called/summoned", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*rāʿāb*": "noun, masculine singular - famine", "*bāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has come", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - land/earth", "*šānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years" }, "variants": { "*dibbēr*": "spoke/commanded/addressed", "*heḥĕyâ*": "restored to life/revived/resurrected", "*gûrî*": "sojourn/dwell temporarily/live as a foreigner", "*qārāʾ*": "called/summoned/invoked", "*rāʿāb*": "famine/hunger/scarcity of food" } }
• Gen 41:56 : 56 { "verseID": "Genesis.41.56", "source": "וְהָרָעָ֣ב הָיָ֔ה עַ֖ל כָּל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח יוֹסֵ֜ף אֶֽת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּהֶם֙ וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣ר לְמִצְרַ֔יִם וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָֽרָעָ֖ב בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃", "text": "*Wə-hārāʿāb* *hāyāh* upon all-*pənê* the-*ʾāreṣ*. *Wə-yip̄taḥ* *Yôsēp̄* *ʾet*-all-that in-them, *wə-yišbōr* to-*Miṣrayim*. *Wə-yeḥĕzaq* the-*rāʿāb* in-*ʾereṣ* *Miṣrāyim*.", "grammar": { "*Wə-hārāʿāb*": "conjunction + common noun, masculine singular with definite article - and the famine", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was/existed", "*pənê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - faces of/surface of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the land/earth", "*Wə-yip̄taḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and opened", "*Yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*wə-yišbōr*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and sold/provided grain", "*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun, masculine plural form - Egypt", "*Wə-yeḥĕzaq*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and became strong/severe", "*rāʿāb*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the famine", "*ʾereṣ*": "common noun, feminine singular construct - land of" }, "variants": { "*rāʿāb*": "famine/hunger/scarcity", "*hāyāh*": "was/existed/came to be", "*pənê*": "face/surface/front", "*yip̄taḥ*": "opened/unlocked/unsealed", "*yišbōr*": "sold grain/provided food/supplied provisions", "*yeḥĕzaq*": "became strong/grew severe/intensified" } }
• Gen 41:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Genesis.41.21", "source": "וַתָּבֹ֣אנָה אֶל־קִרְבֶּ֗נָה וְלֹ֤א נוֹדַע֙ כִּי־בָ֣אוּ אֶל־קִרְבֶּ֔נָה וּמַרְאֵיהֶ֣ן רַ֔ע כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר בַּתְּחִלָּ֑ה וָאִיקָֽץ׃", "text": "*wa-ttābōʾnāh* into-*qirbennāh* *wə-lōʾ* *nôdaʿ* *kî*-*bāʾû* into-*qirbennāh* *û-marʾêhen* *raʿ* as-which in-the-*təḥillāh*; *wā-ʾîqāṣ*.", "grammar": { "*wa-ttābōʾnāh*": "conjunction + 3rd feminine plural imperfect, Qal - and they came", "*qirbennāh*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd feminine plural suffix - their inward parts", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*nôdaʿ*": "3rd masculine singular perfect, Niphal - it was known", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*bāʾû*": "3rd common plural perfect, Qal - they came", "*û-marʾêhen*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun + 3rd feminine plural suffix - and their appearance", "*raʿ*": "masculine singular adjective - bad/evil", "*təḥillāh*": "feminine singular noun with prefix - in the beginning", "*wā-ʾîqāṣ*": "conjunction + 1st singular imperfect, Qal - and I awoke" }, "variants": { "*qirbennāh*": "their inward parts/their belly/inside them", "*nôdaʿ*": "was known/was recognized/was perceived", "*marʾêhen*": "their appearance/their look/their sight", "*raʿ*": "bad/evil/poor/disagreeable", "*təḥillāh*": "beginning/start/first" } }
• Gen 41:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Genesis.41.27", "source": "וְשֶׁ֣בַע הַ֠פָּרוֹת הָֽרַקּ֨וֹת וְהָרָעֹ֜ת הָעֹלֹ֣ת אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ן שֶׁ֤בַע שָׁנִים֙ הֵ֔נָּה וְשֶׁ֤בַע הַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ הָרֵק֔וֹת שְׁדֻפ֖וֹת הַקָּדִ֑ים יִהְי֕וּ שֶׁ֖בַע שְׁנֵ֥י רָעָֽב׃", "text": "*wə-šeḇaʿ* the-*pārôt* the-*raqqôt* *wə-hārāʿōt* the-*hāʿōlōt* after-them seven *šānîm* *hēnnāh*, and-seven the-*šibbŏlîm* the-*rēqôt* *šədupôt* the-*qādîm*; *yihyû* seven *šənê* *rāʿāḇ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-šeḇaʿ*": "conjunction + cardinal number - and seven", "*pārôt*": "feminine plural noun with definite article - the cows", "*raqqôt*": "feminine plural adjective with definite article - the thin", "*wə-hārāʿōt*": "conjunction + feminine plural adjective with definite article - and the bad", "*hāʿōlōt*": "feminine plural participle with definite article, Qal - the ascending/coming up", "*šānîm*": "feminine plural noun - years", "*hēnnāh*": "3rd feminine plural personal pronoun - they", "*šibbŏlîm*": "feminine plural noun with definite article - the ears (of grain)", "*rēqôt*": "feminine plural adjective with definite article - the empty/thin", "*šədupôt*": "feminine plural passive participle - blasted/scorched", "*qādîm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the east wind", "*yihyû*": "3rd masculine plural imperfect, Qal - they will be", "*šənê*": "construct plural of šānâ - years of", "*rāʿāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - famine/hunger" }, "variants": { "*raqqôt*": "thin/lean/gaunt", "*rāʿōt*": "bad/evil/harmful", "*hāʿōlōt*": "coming up/ascending/rising", "*rēqôt*": "empty/void/thin", "*šədupôt*": "blasted/scorched/blighted", "*qādîm*": "east wind/sirocco", "*rāʿāḇ*": "famine/hunger/starvation" } }
• Gen 41:51 : 51 { "verseID": "Genesis.41.51", "source": "וַיִּקְרָ֥א יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם הַבְּכ֖וֹר מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה כִּֽי־נַשַּׁ֤נִי אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־כָּל־עֲמָלִ֔י וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי׃", "text": "*wə-yiqrāʾ yôsēp̄ ʾet-šēm habbəkôr mənaššeh kî-naššanî ʾĕlōhîm ʾet-kol-ʿămālî wə-ʾēt kol-bêt ʾāḇî*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiqrāʾ*": "waw consecutive with qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he called", "*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun - Joseph", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šēm*": "noun masculine singular construct - name of", "*habbəkôr*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the firstborn", "*mənaššeh*": "proper noun - Manasseh", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*naššanî*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - he has made me forget", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun masculine plural - God", "*ʿămālî*": "noun masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my toil/trouble", "*bêt*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʾāḇî*": "noun masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my father" }, "variants": { "*mənaššeh*": "causing to forget/making forget (wordplay on name)", "*naššanî*": "caused me to forget/made me forget", "*ʿămāl*": "toil/trouble/hardship/misery" } }