Genesis 41:34 Go deeper
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Let Pharaoh do this , and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. (KJV)
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יַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.Sehlet him act
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Genesis 41:34 word 1
פַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhPharaoh
Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547H
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Pharaoh
Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:7, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6547H; TAHOT Genesis 41:34 word 2
וְיַפְקֵ֥דve.yaf.Kedand let him appoint
Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485J
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhj3ms)
Meaning: to reckon: overseer
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 39:4, Genesis 39:5, Genesis 40:4, Leviticus 6:4, Numbers 1:50, Numbers 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6485J; TAHOT Genesis 41:34 word 3
פְּקִדִ֖יםpe.ki.Dimoverseers
Lemma: פָּקִיד (pa.qid) · Strong's: H6496
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: overseer
Used 13 times. Also: Judges 9:28, 2 Kings 25:19, 2 Chronicles 24:11, 2 Chronicles 31:13, Nehemiah 11:9, Nehemiah 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6496; TAHOT Genesis 41:34 word 4
עַל\־'al-over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 41:34 word 5
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 41:34 word 6
וְחִמֵּשׁ֙ve.chi.Meshand he will take a fifth of
Lemma: חָמַשׁ (cha.mash) · Strong's: H2567
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)
Meaning: to take the fifth part
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2567; TAHOT Genesis 41:34 word 7
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 41:34 word 8
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 41:34 word 9
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Genesis 41:34 word 10
בְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'in seven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Genesis 41:34 word 11
שְׁנֵ֥יshe.Nei[the] years of
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 41:34 word 12
הַשָּׂבָֽע\׃ha.sa.Va'<the> plenty
Lemma: שָׂבָע (sa.va) · Strong's: H7647
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: abundance
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 41:29, Genesis 41:30, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 41:47, Genesis 41:53, Proverbs 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7647; TAHOT Genesis 41:34 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Let Pharaoh | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547H Pharaoh |
| take action | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| and appoint | → | פָּקַד H6485J to reckon: overseer |
| commissioners | → | פָּקִיד H6496 overseer |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| to take a fifth | → | חָמַשׁ H2567 to take the fifth part |
| of the harvest | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| during the seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| of abundance | → | שָׂבָע H7647 abundance |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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