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

וַיָּבֵאwayāvēʾAnd go

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֶתʾet—

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

אָבִיוʾāvîwFather

וַיַּעֲמִדֵהוּwayaʿămidēhûAnd stand

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

פַרְעֹהp̄arəʿōhParoh

וַיְבָרֶךְwayəvāreḵəAnd kneel

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

אֶתʾet—

פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיָּבֵאwayāvēʾAnd go

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

אָבִיוʾāvîwFather

וַיַּעֲמִדֵהוּwayaʿămidēhûAnd stand

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

פַרְעֹהp̄arəʿōhParoh

וַיְבָרֶךְwayəvāreḵəAnd kneel

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh

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