16 {
"verseID": "Genesis.45.16",
"source": "וְהַקֹּ֣ל נִשְׁמַ֗ע בֵּ֤ית פַּרְעֹה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּ֖אוּ אֲחֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה וּבְעֵינֵ֖י עֲבָדָֽיו׃",
"text": "Wə-*haqqōl* *nišmaʿ* *bêt* *parʿōh* *lēʾmōr* *bāʾû* *ʾăḥê* *Yôsēp̄* *wayyîṭaḇ* *bəʿênê* *p̄arʿōh* *ûḇəʿênê* *ʿăḇāḏāyw*",
"grammar": {
"וְהַקֹּ֣ל": "conjunction + definite article + noun masculine singular - 'and the news/report'",
"נִשְׁמַ֗ע": "Niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'was heard'",
"בֵּ֤ית": "noun masculine singular construct - 'house of'",
"פַּרְעֹה֙": "proper noun - 'Pharaoh'",
"לֵאמֹ֔ר": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - 'saying'",
"בָּ֖אוּ": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - 'have come'",
"אֲחֵ֣י": "noun masculine plural construct - 'brothers of'",
"יוֹסֵ֑ף": "proper noun - 'Joseph'",
"וַיִּיטַב֙": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and it was good'",
"בְּעֵינֵ֣י": "preposition + noun feminine dual construct - 'in the eyes of'",
"פַרְעֹ֔ה": "proper noun - 'Pharaoh'",
"וּבְעֵינֵ֖י": "conjunction + preposition + noun feminine dual construct - 'and in the eyes of'",
"עֲבָדָֽיו": "noun masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his servants'"
},
"variants": {
"*haqqōl*": "the voice, the sound, the report, the news",
"*nišmaʿ*": "was heard, was reported",
"*bêt*": "house of, household of, palace of",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying, to say",
"*bāʾû*": "they came, they have arrived",
"*ʾăḥê*": "brothers of",
"*wayyîṭaḇ*": "and it was good, and it pleased",
"*bəʿênê*": "in the eyes of, in the sight of",
"*ʿăḇāḏāyw*": "his servants, his officials"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Genesis.45.17",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף אֱמֹ֥ר אֶל־אַחֶ֖יךָ זֹ֣את עֲשׂ֑וּ טַֽעֲנוּ֙ אֶת־בְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔ם וּלְכוּ־בֹ֖אוּ אַ֥רְצָה כְּנָֽעַן׃",
"text": "*Wayyōʾmer* *parʿōh* *ʾel-Yôsēp̄* *ʾĕmōr* *ʾel-ʾaḥeḵā* *zōʾt* *ʿăśû* *ṭaʿănû* *ʾet-bəʿîrḵem* *ûləḵû-ḇōʾû* *ʾarṣāh* *kənāʿan*",
"grammar": {
"וַיֹּ֤אמֶר": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'",
"פַּרְעֹה֙": "proper noun - 'Pharaoh'",
"אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף": "preposition + proper noun - 'to Joseph'",
"אֱמֹ֥ר": "Qal imperative masculine singular - 'say'",
"אֶל־אַחֶ֖יךָ": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'to your brothers'",
"זֹ֣את": "demonstrative pronoun feminine singular - 'this'",
"עֲשׂ֑וּ": "Qal imperative masculine plural - 'do'",
"טַֽעֲנוּ֙": "Qal imperative masculine plural - 'load'",
"אֶת־בְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔ם": "direct object marker + noun feminine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - 'your beasts'",
"וּלְכוּ־בֹ֖אוּ": "conjunction + Qal imperative masculine plural + Qal imperative masculine plural - 'and go, come'",
"אַ֥רְצָה": "noun feminine singular + directional ה - 'to the land of'",
"כְּנָֽעַן": "proper noun - 'Canaan'"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "and he said, and he spoke",
"*ʾĕmōr*": "say, tell, speak",
"*ʾaḥeḵā*": "your brothers",
"*zōʾt*": "this, this thing",
"*ʿăśû*": "do, perform",
"*ṭaʿănû*": "load, burden, lade",
"*bəʿîrḵem*": "your beasts, your animals, your pack animals",
"*ûləḵû-ḇōʾû*": "and go, come; go and enter",
"*ʾarṣāh*": "to the land of, toward the land of"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Genesis.45.18",
"source": "וּקְח֧וּ אֶת־אֲבִיכֶ֛ם וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיכֶ֖ם וּבֹ֣אוּ אֵלָ֑י וְאֶתְּנָ֣ה לָכֶ֗ם אֶת־טוּב֙ אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וְאִכְל֖וּ אֶת־חֵ֥לֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "*wə-qeḥû* *ʾet*-*ʾăbîkem* *wə-ʾet*-*bāttêkem* *û-bōʾû* *ʾēlāy* *wə-ʾettenāh* *lākem* *ʾet*-*ṭûb* *ʾereṣ* *miṣrayim* *wə-ʾiklû* *ʾet*-*ḥēleb* *hā-ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-qeḥû*": "conjunction + imperative, masculine plural - and take",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾăbîkem*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural possessive suffix - your father",
"*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*bāttêkem*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine plural possessive suffix - your houses/households",
"*û-bōʾû*": "conjunction + imperative, masculine plural - and come",
"*ʾēlāy*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*wə-ʾettenāh*": "conjunction + imperfect, 1st person singular cohortative - and I will give",
"*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - to you",
"*ṭûb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - good of",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of",
"*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*wə-ʾiklû*": "conjunction + imperative, masculine plural - and eat",
"*ḥēleb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fat of",
"*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land"
},
"variants": {
"*bāttêkem*": "houses/households/families",
"*ṭûb*": "good/goodness/best things",
"*ḥēleb*": "fat/best part/richest yield"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Genesis.45.19",
"source": "וְאַתָּ֥ה צֻוֵּ֖יתָה זֹ֣את עֲשׂ֑וּ קְחוּ־לָכֶם֩ מֵאֶ֨רֶץ מִצְרַ֜יִם עֲגָל֗וֹת לְטַפְּכֶם֙ וְלִנְשֵׁיכֶ֔ם וּנְשָׂאתֶ֥ם אֶת־אֲבִיכֶ֖ם וּבָאתֶֽם׃",
"text": "*wə-ʾattāh* *ṣuwwêtāh* *zōʾt* *ʿăśû* *qeḥû*-*lākem* *mē-ʾereṣ* *miṣrayim* *ʿăgālôt* *lə-ṭappəkem* *wə-li-nəšêkem* *û-nəśāʾtem* *ʾet*-*ʾăbîkem* *û-bāʾtem*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʾattāh*": "conjunction + pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - and you",
"*ṣuwwêtāh*": "verb, pual perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have been commanded",
"*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this",
"*ʿăśû*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - do",
"*qeḥû*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - take",
"*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - for yourselves",
"*mē-ʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - from land of",
"*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*ʿăgālôt*": "noun, feminine plural - wagons/carts",
"*lə-ṭappəkem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - for your little ones",
"*wə-li-nəšêkem*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and for your wives",
"*û-nəśāʾtem*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - and you shall carry",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾăbîkem*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your father",
"*û-bāʾtem*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - and you shall come"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭappəkem*": "little ones/children/dependents",
"*ʿăgālôt*": "wagons/carts/carriages"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Genesis.45.20",
"source": "וְעֵ֣ינְכֶ֔ם אַל־תָּחֹ֖ס עַל־כְּלֵיכֶ֑ם כִּי־ט֛וּב כָּל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם לָכֶ֥ם הֽוּא׃",
"text": "*wə-ʿênəkem* *ʾal*-*tāḥōs* *ʿal*-*kəlêkem* *kî*-*ṭûb* *kol*-*ʾereṣ* *miṣrayim* *lākem* *hûʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿênəkem*": "conjunction + noun, feminine dual construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and your eye",
"*ʾal*": "negative particle with jussive - do not",
"*tāḥōs*": "verb, qal jussive, 3rd person feminine singular - let it spare/pity",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - on/concerning",
"*kəlêkem*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your vessels/belongings",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ṭûb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - good of",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of",
"*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - for you",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - it"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿênəkem*": "eye/sight/regard",
"*tāḥōs*": "spare/pity/be concerned",
"*kəlêkem*": "vessels/belongings/furniture/possessions"
}
}