Genesis 41:34 — King James Version← Study notes
“Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.”
Genesis 41:34 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 41:3413 words
יַעֲשֶׂהyaʿăśehDo
פַרְעֹהp̄arəʿōhParoh
וְיַפְקֵדwəyap̄əqēdAnd visit
פְּקִדִיםpəqidîmSuperintendent
עַלʿalAbove
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
וְחִמֵּשׁwəḥimēšAnd tax a fifth
אֶתʾet—
אֶרֶץʾereṣEarth
מִצְרַיִםmiṣərayimMitsrajim
בְּשֶׁבַעbəševaʿIn seven
שְׁנֵיšənêYear
הַשָּׂבָעhaśāvāʿThe copiousness
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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