“The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.”
Genesis 47:6 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 47:626 words
HebrewMeaning
אֶ֤רֶץʾereṣ
the land ofnounH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
מִצְרַ֨יִם֙miṣərayim
EgyptnounH4714
Egyptians · Mizraim
לְ/פָנֶ֣י/ךָləpāneykā
is before youpronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
הִ֔ואhiwʾ
itprepH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
בְּ/מֵיטַ֣בbəmēyṭab
in the best ofpronH4315
הָ/אָ֔רֶץhāʾāreṣ
the landparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
הוֹשֵׁ֥בhwōšēb
cause to dwellverbH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
אָבִ֖י/ךָʾābiykā
father yournounH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
וְ/אֶתwəʾet
andconjH853
אַחֶ֑י/ךָʾaḥeykā
brothers yournounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
יֵשְׁבוּ֙yēšəbw
let them dwellverbH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץbəʾereṣ
in the land ofpronH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
גֹּ֔שֶׁןgōšen
GoshennounH1657
וְ/אִםwəʾim
and ifconjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
יָדַ֗עְתָּyādaʿətā
you knowverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
וְ/יֶשׁwəyeš
and thereconjH3426
(he · it · shall · there ···
בָּ/ם֙bām
pron
אַנְשֵׁיʾanəšēy
mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
חַ֔יִלḥayil
abilitynounH2428
activity · army · band of men · company ···
וְ/שַׂמְתָּ֛/םwəśamətām
and you will appoint themconjH7760
any wise · bring · call · care ···
שָׂרֵ֥יśārēy
overseers ofnounH8269
chief · general · governor · keeper ···
מִקְנֶ֖הmiqəneh
livestocknounH4735
flock · herd · possession · purchase ···
עַלʿal
overpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
אֲשֶׁרʾăšer
that whichparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
לִֽ/יliy
pron
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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