Genesis 47:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.”

Genesis 47:7 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 47:712 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יָּבֵ֤אwayābēʾ

and he broughtconjH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

יוֹסֵף֙ywōsēp

JosephnounH3130

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

יַֽעֲקֹ֣בyaʿăqōb

JacobnounH3290

אָבִ֔י/וʾābiyw

father hisnounH1

father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'

וַ/יַּֽעֲמִדֵ֖/הוּwayaʿămidēhw

and he made stand himconjH5975

appoint · arise · cease · confirm ···

לִ/פְנֵ֣יlipənēy

beforepronH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

פַרְעֹ֑הparəʿōh

PharaohnounH6547

וַ/יְבָ֥רֶךְwayəbārekə

and he blessedconjH1288

abundantly · altogether · at all · bless ···

יַעֲקֹ֖בyaʿăqōb

JacobnounH3290

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

פַּרְעֹֽהparəʿōh

PharaohnounH6547

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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Elena PetrovaNote2mo ago

Jacob Blessed Pharaoh

Jacob, though he's a foreigner and technically under Pharaoh's authority, blesses Pharaoh. The lesser blesses the greater. There's something powerful about someone from a displaced community offering...