Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 47:3 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 47:3, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“And they said And Pharaoh unto his brethren What is your occupation And they said And Pharaoh are shepherds Thy servants both we and also our fathers”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּֽאמְר֣וּ | H559 | And they said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | פַּרְעֹ֗ה | H6547 | And Pharaoh | paroh, a general title of egyptian kings |
| 3 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 4 | אֶחָ֖יו | H251 | unto his brethren | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001]) |
| 5 | מַה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 6 | מַּֽעֲשֵׂיכֶ֑ם | H4639 | What is your occupation | an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property |
| 7 | וַיֹּֽאמְר֣וּ | H559 | And they said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 8 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 9 | פַּרְעֹ֗ה | H6547 | And Pharaoh | paroh, a general title of egyptian kings |
| 10 | רֹעֵ֥ה | H7462 | are shepherds | to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie |
| 11 | צֹאן֙ | H6629 | a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men) | |
| 12 | עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ | H5650 | Thy servants | a servant |
| 13 | גַּם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 14 | אֲנַ֖חְנוּ | H587 | we | |
| 15 | גַּם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 16 | אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ | H1 | both we and also our fathers | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
Verse Context
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Genesis 47:3 (current)And they said And Pharaoh unto his brethren What is your occupation And they said And Pharaoh are shepherds Thy servants both we and also our fathers
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