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Genesis 47:2 — King James Version← Study notes

And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.


Genesis 47:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 47:28 words
וּמִקְצֵהûmiqəṣēhAnd from extremity
אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother
לָקַחlāqaḥTake
חֲמִשָּׁהḥămišāhFive
אֲנָשִׁיםʾănāšîmMan
וַיַּצִּגֵםwayaṣigēmAnd place
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
פַרְעֹהp̄arəʿōhParoh
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וּמִקְצֵהûmiqəṣēhAnd from extremity
אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother
לָקַחlāqaḥTake
חֲמִשָּׁהḥămišāhFive
אֲנָשִׁיםʾănāšîmMan
וַיַּצִּגֵםwayaṣigēmAnd place
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
פַרְעֹהp̄arəʿōhParoh

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