Genesis 41:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

Genesis 41:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 41:1611 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יַּ֨עַןwayaʿan

and he answeredconjH6030

afflict (by mistake for

יוֹסֵ֧ףywōsēp

JosephnounH3130

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

פַּרְעֹ֛הparəʿōh

PharaohnounH6547

לֵ/אמֹ֖רlēʾmōr

sayingpronH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

בִּלְעָדָ֑/יbiləʿādāy

apart from mepronH1107

not · save · without

אֱלֹהִ֕יםʾĕlōhiym

GodnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

יַעֲנֶ֖הyaʿăneh

he will answerverbH6030

afflict (by mistake for

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

שְׁל֥וֹםšəlwōm

the welfare ofnounH7965

do · fare · favour · friend ···

פַּרְעֹֽהparəʿōh

PharaohnounH6547

ℹWords 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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It Is Not in Me, God Will Give Pharaoh an Answer

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