Genesis 46:27 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.”
Genesis 46:27 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 46:2715 words
וּבְנֵיûvənêAnd son
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
יֻלַּדyuladBear young
לוֹlwōTo
בְמִצְרַיִםvəmiṣərayimIn Mitsrajim
נֶפֶשׁnep̄ešBreathing creature
שְׁנָיִםšənāyimTwo
כָּלkālWhole
הַנֶּפֶשׁhanep̄ešThe breathing creature
לְבֵיתləvêtTo a house
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
הַבָּאָהhabāʾāhThe go
מִצְרַיְמָהmiṣərayəmāhMitsrajim
שִׁבְעִיםšivəʿîmSeventy
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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