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Genesis 47:24 Interlinear

And it shall come to pass in the increase that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh and four parts shall be your own for seed of the field and for your food and for them of your households and for food for your little ones

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְהָיָה֙H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2בַּתְּבוּאֹ֔תH8393And it shall come to pass in the increaseincome, i.e., produce (literally or figuratively)
3וּנְתַתֶּ֥םH5414that ye shall giveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
4חֲמִישִׁ֖יתH2549the fifthfifth; also a fifth
5לְפַרְעֹ֑הH6547part unto Pharaohparoh, a general title of egyptian kings
6וְאַרְבַּ֣עH702and fourfour
7הַיָּדֹ֡תH3027partsa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
8יִֽהְיֶ֣הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
9לָכֶם֩H0
10לְזֶ֨רַעH2233shall be your own for seedseed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
11הַשָּׂדֶ֧הH7704of the fielda field (as flat)
12וּֽלְאָכְלְכֶ֛םH400and for your foodfood
13וְלַֽאֲשֶׁ֥רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
14בְּבָֽתֵּיכֶ֖םH1004and for them of your householdsa house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
15וְלֶֽאֱכֹ֥לH398and for foodto eat (literally or figuratively)
16לְטַפְּכֶֽם׃H2945for your little onesa family (mostly used collectively in the singular)

Verse Context

Genesis 47:23said Then Joseph unto the people Behold I have bought...
Genesis 47:24 (current) And it shall come to pass in the increase that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh and four parts shall be your own for seed of the field and for your food and for them of your households and for food for your little ones
Genesis 47:25And they said Thou hast saved our lives let us find grace in the sight of my lord...

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