Genesis 45:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

And you shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks and your herds and all that you have.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֣ בְאֶֽרֶץ־גֹּ֗שֶׁן וְהָיִ֤יתָ קָרוֹב֙ אֵלַ֔י אַתָּ֕ה וּבָנֶ֖יךָ וּבְנֵ֣י בָנֶ֑יךָ וְצֹאנְךָ֥ וּבְקָרְךָ֖ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לָֽךְ׃

Transliteration

Wə-yāšaḇtā ḇəʾereṣ-gōšen wə-hāyîtā qārôḇ ʾēlay ʾattāh ûḇāneḵā ûḇənê ḇāneḵā wə-ṣōʾnḵā ûḇəqārḵā wə-ḵāl-ʾăšer-lāḵə

Grammar Details

• וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֣: conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - 'and you will dwell'
• בְאֶֽרֶץ־גֹּ֗שֶׁן: preposition + noun feminine singular construct + proper noun - 'in the land of Goshen'
• וְהָיִ֤יתָ: conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - 'and you will be'
• קָרוֹב֙: adjective masculine singular - 'near'
• אֵלַ֔י: preposition + 1st person singular suffix - 'to me'
• אַתָּ֕ה: pronoun 2nd masculine singular - 'you'
• וּבָנֶ֖יךָ: conjunction + noun masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'and your sons'
• וּבְנֵ֣י: conjunction + noun masculine plural construct - 'and sons of'
• בָנֶ֑יךָ: noun masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your sons'
• וְצֹאנְךָ֥: conjunction + noun both gender singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'and your flocks'
• וּבְקָרְךָ֖: conjunction + noun masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'and your herds'
• וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לָֽךְ: conjunction + noun masculine singular construct + relative pronoun + preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'and all that belongs to you'

Word Meanings

• *yāšaḇtā*: you will dwell, you will live, you will settle
• *ʾereṣ-gōšen*: land of Goshen
• *hāyîtā*: you will be, you shall become
• *qārôḇ*: near, close, at hand
• *ḇāneḵā*: your sons, your children
• *ḇənê ḇāneḵā*: sons of your sons, your grandchildren
• *ṣōʾnḵā*: your flock, your sheep and goats
• *ḇəqārḵā*: your cattle, your oxen
• *ḵāl-ʾăšer-lāḵə*: all that is yours, everything that belongs to you

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You shall dwell in the land of Goshen and be near me—you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And 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:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and thou shalt dwell{H3427} in the land{H776} of Goshen,{H1657} and thou shalt be near{H7138} unto me, thou, and thy children,{H1121} and thy children's{H1121} children,{H1121} and thy flocks,{H6629} and thy herds,{H1241} and all that thou hast:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt dwell{H3427}{(H8804)} in the land{H776} of Goshen{H1657}, and thou shalt be near{H7138} unto me, thou, and thy children{H1121}, and thy children's{H1121} children{H1121}, and thy flocks{H6629}, and thy herds{H1241}, and all that thou hast:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And thou shalt dwell in the londe of Gosan and be by me: both thou and thi childern and thi childerns childern: and thy shepe and beestes and all that thou hast.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  thou shalt dwel in the lande of Gosen, and be with me: thou and thy children, and thy childers childre, thy small and greate catell, and all that thou hast.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou shalt dwel in ye land of Goshen, and shalt be neere me, thou and thy children, and thy childrens children, and thy sheepe, and thy beastes, and all that thou hast.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou shalt dwell in the land of Gosen and be a neyghbour vnto me, thou, & thy chyldren, and thy chyldrens children, thy sheepe, and thy beastes, and all that thou hast.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And 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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near to me, you, your children, your children's children, your flocks, your herds, and all that you have.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and thou hast dwelt in the land of Goshen, and been near unto me, thou and thy sons, and thy son's sons, and thy flock, and thy herd, and all that thou hast,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and 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:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and 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:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The land of Goshen will be your living-place, and you will be near me; you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks and herds and all you have:

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near to me, you, your children, your children's children, your flocks, your herds, and all that you have.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You will live in the land of Goshen, and you will be near me– you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 8:22 : 22 And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
• Exod 9:26 : 26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail.
• John 14:2-3 : 2 In my Father's house are many rooms: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
• John 17:24 : 24 Father, I will that those also, whom you have given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which you have given me: for you loved me before the foundation of the world.
• Gen 46:28-29 : 28 And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to direct him to Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen, and he presented himself to him, and he embraced him, and wept on his shoulder for a good while.
• Gen 46:34-47:6 : 34 That you shall say, Your servants' trade has been with livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers, that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is detestable to the Egyptians. 1 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, saying, My father and my brothers, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, have come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land of Goshen. 2 And he took some of his brothers, even five men, and presented them to Pharaoh. 3 And Pharaoh said to his brothers, What is your occupation? And they said to Pharaoh, Your servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers. 4 They said moreover to Pharaoh, We have come to sojourn in the land; for your servants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray you, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen. 5 And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, Your father and your brothers have come to you: 6 The land of Egypt is before you; in the best of the land make your father and brothers to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if you know any capable men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.