Genesis 47:23 — King James Version← Study notes

“Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.”

Genesis 47:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 47:2317 words

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֶלʾelNear

הָעָםhāʿāmThe people

הֵןhēnLo!

קָנִיתִיqānîtîErect

אֶתְכֶםʾetəḵem—

הַיּוֹםhaywōmThe day

וְאֶתwəʾet—

אַדְמַתְכֶםʾadəmatəḵemSoil

לְפַרְעֹהləp̄arəʿōhTo Paroh

הֵאhēʾLo!

לָכֶםlāḵemTo

זֶרַעzeraʿSeed

וּזְרַעְתֶּםûzəraʿətemAnd sow

אֶתʾet—

הָאֲדָמָהhāʾădāmāhThe soil

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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