Genesis 41:50

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּלְיוֹסֵ֤ף יֻלַּד֙ שְׁנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים בְּטֶ֥רֶם תָּב֖וֹא שְׁנַ֣ת הָרָעָ֑ב אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָֽלְדָה־לּוֹ֙ אָֽסְנַ֔ת בַּת־פּ֥וֹטִי‪[c]‬ פֶ֖רַע כֹּהֵ֥ן אֽוֹן׃

Transliteration

û-ləyôsēp̄ yullad šənê ḇānîm bəṭerem tāḇôʾ šənat hārāʿāḇ ʾăšer yāldāh-lô ʾāsnat bat-pôṭî p̄eraʿ kōhēn ʾôn

Grammar Details

*û-ləyôsēp̄*: conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and to Joseph
*yullad*: pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was born
*šənê*: noun dual construct - two of
*ḇānîm*: noun masculine plural - sons
*bəṭerem*: preposition + adverb - before
*tāḇôʾ*: qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - would come
*šənat*: noun feminine singular construct - year of
*hārāʿāḇ*: definite article + noun masculine singular - the famine
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - whom
*yāldāh*: qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she bore
*lô*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him/for him
*ʾāsnat*: proper noun (feminine) - Asenath
*bat*: noun feminine singular construct - daughter of
*pôṭî p̄eraʿ*: proper noun - Potiphera
*kōhēn*: noun masculine singular construct - priest of
*ʾôn*: proper noun - On (Heliopolis)

Word Meanings

*bəṭerem tāḇôʾ*: before came/before the arrival of
*yāldāh-lô*: bore to him/gave birth for him
*kōhēn*: priest/official

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 46:20 : 20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
Gen 48:5 : 5 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
2 Sam 8:18 : 18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
Gen 41:45 : 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

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45And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
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