Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblethe seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt. Young's Literal Translation and the seven years of famine begin to come, as Joseph said, and famine is in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt hath been bread; King James Bible And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. Hebrew the sevenשֶׁ֣בַע (še·ḇa‘) Number - feminine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number years שְׁנֵ֤י (šə·nê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 8141: A year of famine הָרָעָב֙ (hā·rā·‘āḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger began, וַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה (wat·tə·ḥil·le·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play just as כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Joseph יוֹסֵ֑ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites had said. אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say And although there was וַיְהִ֤י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be famine רָעָב֙ (rā·‘āḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger in every בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every country, הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת (hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 776: Earth, land there was הָ֥יָה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be food לָֽחֶם׃ (lā·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain throughout וּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the land אֶ֥רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of Egypt. מִצְרַ֖יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa |
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