Genesis 47:12 Go deeper
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And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families. (KJV)
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וַיְכַלְכֵּ֤לvay.khal.Keland he provided for
Lemma: כּוּל (kul) · Strong's: H3557
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to sustain
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 45:11, Genesis 50:21, Ruth 4:15, 2 Samuel 19:32, 2 Samuel 19:33, 2 Samuel 20:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3557; TAHOT Genesis 47:12 word 1
יוֹסֵף֙yo.SefJoseph
Lemma: יוֹסֵף (yo.seph) · Strong's: H3130G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joseph
Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 30:24, Genesis 30:25, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 37:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3130G; TAHOT Genesis 47:12 word 2
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 47:12 word 3
אָבִ֣יו'a.Vivfather his
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 47:12 word 4
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 47:12 word 5
אֶחָ֔יו'e.Chavbrothers his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: male-sibling
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 47:12 word 6
וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <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 47:12 word 7
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 47:12 word 8
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] household of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Genesis 47:12 word 9
אָבִ֑יו'a.Vivfather his
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 47:12 word 10
לֶ֖חֶםLe.chemfood
Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food
Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 43:31, Genesis 43:32, Genesis 47:13, Genesis 47:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3899G; TAHOT Genesis 47:12 word 11
לְפִ֥יle.Fito [the] mouth of
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: according
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 43:7, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 16:18, Exodus 16:21, Exodus 34:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310K; TAHOT Genesis 47:12 word 12
הַטָּֽף\׃ha.Tafthe little one[s]
Lemma: טַף (taph) · Strong's: H2945
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: child
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 34:29, Genesis 43:8, Genesis 45:19, Genesis 46:5, Genesis 47:24, Genesis 50:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2945; TAHOT Genesis 47:12 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Joseph also | → | יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph |
| provided | → | כּוּל H3557 to sustain |
| his father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| and | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| brothers | → | אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling |
| and all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| his father’s | → | אָב H0001G father |
| household | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| with food | → | לֶ֫חֶם H3899G food |
| for | → | פֶּה H6310K lip: according |
| [their] families | → | טַף H2945 child |
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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