Genesis 47:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.”
Genesis 47:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 47:1213 words
וַיְכַלְכֵּלwayəḵaləkēlAnd keep in
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
אֶתʾet—
אָבִיוʾāvîwFather
וְאֶתwəʾet—
אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother
וְאֵתwəʾēt—
כָּלkālWhole
בֵּיתbêtA house
אָבִיוʾāvîwFather
לֶחֶםleḥemFood
לְפִיləp̄îTo mouth
הַטָּףhaṭāp̄The family
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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