Genesis 50:23 Go deeper
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And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees. (KJV)
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וַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'and he saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 50:23 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 50:23 word 2
לְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimof Ephraim
Lemma: אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0669G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephraim
Used 173 times. Also: Genesis 41:52, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0669G; TAHOT Genesis 50:23 word 3
בְּנֵ֖יbe.Neisons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Genesis 50:23 word 4
שִׁלֵּשִׁ֑יםshi.le.Shima third generation
Lemma: שִׁלֵּשׁ (shil.lesh) · Strong's: H8029
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: third
Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 14:18, Deuteronomy 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8029; TAHOT Genesis 50:23 word 5
גַּ֗םGamalso
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Genesis 50:23 word 6
בְּנֵ֤יbe.Nei[the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Genesis 50:23 word 7
מָכִיר֙ma.KhirMakir
Lemma: מָכִיר (ma.khir) · Strong's: H4353G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Machir
Used 19 times. Also: Numbers 26:29, Numbers 27:1, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:40, Numbers 36:1, Deuteronomy 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4353G; TAHOT Genesis 50:23 word 8
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Genesis 50:23 word 9
מְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehManasseh
Lemma: מְנַשֶּׁה (me.nash.sheh) · Strong's: H4519G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Manasseh
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 41:51, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4519G; TAHOT Genesis 50:23 word 10
יֻלְּד֖וּyu.le.Duthey were born
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVPp3cp)
Meaning: to beget
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Genesis 50:23 word 11
עַל\־'al-on
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 50:23 word 12
בִּרְכֵּ֥יbir.Kei[the] knees of
Lemma: בֶּ֫רֶךְ (be.rekh) · Strong's: H1290
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: knee
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 30:3, Genesis 48:12, Deuteronomy 28:35, Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6, Judges 16:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1290; TAHOT Genesis 50:23 word 13
יוֹסֵֽף\׃yo.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 50:23 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He | → | יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph |
| saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| Ephraim’s | → | אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim |
| sons | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| to the third generation | → | שִׁלֵּשׁ H8029 third |
| and indeed | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| the sons | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Machir | → | מָכִיר H4353G Machir |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Manasseh | → | מְנַשֶּׁה H4519G Manasseh |
| were brought up | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Joseph’s | → | יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph |
| knees | → | בֶּ֫רֶךְ H1290 knee |
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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