“Then bring me your livestock,” said Joseph. “Since the money is gone, I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock.”Genesis 47:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ הָב֣וּ מִקְנֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם בְּמִקְנֵיכֶ֑ם אִם־אָפֵ֖ס כָּֽסֶף׃
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- יוֹסֵף֙yo.Sef“Joseph”Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
- הָב֣וּha.Vu“give”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from יָהַב · “to give” · Strong's H3051
- מִקְנֵיכֶ֔םmik.nei.Khem“livestock your”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from מִקְנֶה · “livestock” · Strong's H4735
- וְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.Nah“so let me give [it]”Conjunction + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- לָכֶ֖םla.Khem“to you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
- בְּמִקְנֵיכֶ֑םbe.mik.nei.Khem“for livestock your”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from מִקְנֶה · “livestock” · Strong's H4735
- אִם־'im-“if”Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
- אָפֵ֖ס'a.Fes“it has come to an end”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָפֵס · “to end” · Strong's H0656
- כָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sef“money”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)