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Exodus 1:8 — King James Version← Study notes

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.


Exodus 1:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 1:810 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יָּ֥קָםwayāqām
and he aroseconjH6965
accomplish · be clearer · confirm · continue ···
מֶֽלֶךְmelekə
a kingnounH4428
royal
חָדָ֖שׁḥādāš
newadjH2319
new thing
עַלʿal
overpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
מִצְרָ֑יִםmiṣərāyim
EgyptnounH4714
Egyptians · Mizraim
אֲשֶׁ֥רʾăšer
whoparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
לֹֽאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יָדַ֖עyādaʿ
he knewverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
יוֹסֵֽףywōsēp
JosephnounH3130
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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David OseiNote2mo ago
A King Who Forgot Joseph
The new pharaoh who 'did not know Joseph' represents something I wrestle with every time I read it - the terrifying speed at which gratitude dies in cultures. One generation's hero becomes invisible t...
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