Genesis 41:50

Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
Genesis 41:50
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וּלְיוֹסֵ֤ף יֻלַּד֙ שְׁנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים בְּטֶ֥רֶם תָּב֖וֹא שְׁנַ֣ת הָרָעָ֑ב אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָֽלְדָה־לּוֹ֙ אָֽסְנַ֔ת בַּת־פּ֥וֹטִי פֶ֖רַע כֹּהֵ֥ן אֽוֹן׃

  1. וּלְיוֹסֵ֤ףu.le.yo.Sef“and to Joseph”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
  2. יֻלַּד֙yu.Lad“it was born”
    Verb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
  3. שְׁנֵ֣יshe.Nei“two”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  4. בָנִ֔יםva.Nim“sons”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  5. בְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.rem“<in> before”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from טֶ֫רֶם · “before” · Strong's H2962
  6. תָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'“it came”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  7. שְׁנַ֣תshe.Nat“[the] year of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  8. הָרָעָ֑בha.ra.'Av“<the> famine”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָעָב · “famine” · Strong's H7458
  9. אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“whom”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. יָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-“she bore”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
  11. לּוֹ֙lo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  12. אָֽסְנַ֔ת'a.se.Nat“Asenath”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from אָֽסְנַת · “Asenath” · Strong's H0621
  13. בַּת־bat-“[the] daughter of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  14. פּ֥וֹטִיPo.ti“Poti-”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from פּוֹטִי פֶ֫רַע · “Potiphera” · Strong's H6319
  15. פֶ֖רַעFe.ra'“-phera”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from פּוֹטִי פֶ֫רַע · “Potiphera” · Strong's H6319
  16. כֹּהֵ֥ןko.Hen“[the] priest of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  17. אֽוֹן׃'on“On”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from אֹן · “On” · Strong's H0204
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)