Category Archives: Genesis

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו לֹ֣א אֲדֹנִ֑י וַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָ בָּ֖אוּ לִשְׁבָּר־אֹֽכֶל׃ And they said to him, “No, my lord; your servants have come to buy food.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (vayomru) – Root: אָמַר (amar); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3mp; Translation: “And they said”; … Continue reading →

וַיִּזְכֹּ֣ר יֹוסֵ֔ף אֵ֚ת הַחֲלֹמֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָלַ֖ם לָהֶ֑ם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ מְרַגְּלִ֣ים אַתֶּ֔ם לִרְאֹ֛ות אֶת־עֶרְוַ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ בָּאתֶֽם׃ And Yosef remembered the dreams that he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the … Continue reading →

וַיַּכֵּ֥ר יֹוסֵ֖ף אֶת־אֶחָ֑יו וְהֵ֖ם לֹ֥א הִכִּרֻֽהוּ׃ And Yosef recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.   Morphology וַיַּכֵּ֥ר (vayakker) – Root: נָכַר (nakar); Form: Verb, Hifil, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he recognized”; Notes: Indicates Yosef’s action of … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥רְא יֹוסֵ֛ף אֶת־אֶחָ֖יו וַיַּכִּרֵ֑ם וַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨ר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר אִתָּ֣ם קָשֹׁ֗ות וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ מֵאַ֣יִן בָּאתֶ֔ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנַ֖עַן לִשְׁבָּר־אֹֽכֶל׃ And Yosef saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but he acted like a stranger toward them and spoke harshly with them. And … Continue reading →

וְיֹוסֵ֗ף ה֚וּא הַשַּׁלִּ֣יט עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ ה֥וּא הַמַּשְׁבִּ֖יר לְכָל־עַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֲחֵ֣י יֹוסֵ֔ף וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־לֹ֥ו אַפַּ֖יִם אָֽרְצָה׃ And Yosef was the ruler over the land; he was the one who sold grain to all the people of the land. And Yosef’s brothers came … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַבָּאִ֑ים כִּֽי־הָיָ֥ה הָרָעָ֖ב בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃ And the sons of Yisra’el came to buy grain among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Kena’an.   Morphology וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ (vayavo’u) – Root: בּוֹא (bo); … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־בִּנְיָמִין֙ אֲחִ֣י יֹוסֵ֔ף לֹא־שָׁלַ֥ח יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת־אֶחָ֑יו כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר פֶּן־יִקְרָאֶ֖נּוּ אָסֹֽון׃ And Binyamin, the brother of Yosef, Yaakov did not send with his brothers, for he said, “Lest harm should befall him.”   Morphology וְאֶת־ (ve’et) – Form: Conjunction + accusative … Continue reading →

וַיֵּרְד֥וּ אֲחֵֽי־יֹוסֵ֖ף עֲשָׂרָ֑ה לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר בָּ֖ר מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ And the ten brothers of Yosef went down to buy grain from Mitsrayim.   Morphology וַיֵּרְד֥וּ (vayerdu) – Root: יָרַד (yarad); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3mp; Translation: “And they went down”; Notes: Refers … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֣ה שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־שֶׁ֖בֶר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם רְדוּ־שָׁ֨מָּה֙ וְשִׁבְרוּ־לָ֣נוּ מִשָּׁ֔ם וְנִחְיֶ֖ה וְלֹ֥א נָמֽוּת׃ And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Mitsrayim. Go down there and buy for us from there, so that we may live and … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣רְא יַעֲקֹ֔ב כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־שֶׁ֖בֶר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ לְבָנָ֔יו לָ֖מָּה תִּתְרָאֽוּ׃ And Yaʿaqov saw that there was grain in Mitsrayim, and Yaʿaqov said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”   Morphology וַיַּ֣רְא (vayyar) – Root: רָאָה (ra’ah); … Continue reading →

וְכָל־הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ בָּ֣אוּ מִצְרַ֔יְמָה לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר אֶל־יֹוסֵ֑ף כִּֽי־חָזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And all the earth came to Mitsrayim to buy grain from Yosef, for the famine was severe in all the earth.   Morphology וְכָל־הָאָ֨רֶץ (ve-kol ha’aretz) – Root: אֶרֶץ (eretz); Form: Noun, … Continue reading →

וְהָרָעָ֣ב הָיָ֔ה עַ֖ל כָּל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח יֹוסֵ֜ף אֶֽת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּהֶם֙ וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣ר לְמִצְרַ֔יִם וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָֽרָעָ֖ב בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And the famine was over all the face of the earth, and Yosef opened all that was in them, and sold to Mitsrayim, and the … Continue reading →

וַתִּרְעַב֙ כָּל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וַיִּצְעַ֥ק הָעָ֛ם אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֖ה לַלָּ֑חֶם וַיֹּ֨אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֤ה לְכָל־מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ לְכ֣וּ אֶל־יֹוסֵ֔ף אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמַ֥ר לָכֶ֖ם תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ And all the land of Mitsrayim was famished, and the people cried to Par’o for bread. And Par’o said to all Mitsrayim, “Go to Yosef; … Continue reading →

וַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה שֶׁ֣בַע שְׁנֵ֤י הָרָעָב֙ לָבֹ֔וא כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אָמַ֣ר יֹוסֵ֑ף וַיְהִ֤י רָעָב֙ בְּכָל־הָ֣אֲרָצֹ֔ות וּבְכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם הָ֥יָה לָֽחֶם׃ And the seven years of famine began to come, as Yosef had said, and there was famine in all the lands, but in the land … Continue reading →

וַתִּכְלֶ֕ינָה שֶׁ֖בַע שְׁנֵ֣י הַשָּׂבָ֑ע אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And the seven years of abundance that were in the land of Mitsrayim came to an end.   Morphology וַתִּכְלֶ֕ינָה (vatikhlenah) – Root: כלה; Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3fp; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֛ת שֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖י קָרָ֣א אֶפְרָ֑יִם כִּֽי־הִפְרַ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּאֶ֥רֶץ עָנְיִֽי׃ And he named the second Efrayim, “for God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”   Morphology וְאֵ֛ת (ve’et) – Root: את; Form: Conjunction + direct object marker; … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֥א יֹוסֵ֛ף אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם הַבְּכֹ֖ור מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה כִּֽי־נַשַּׁ֤נִי אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־כָּל־עֲמָלִ֔י וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי׃ And Yosef named the firstborn Menashshe, “for God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.”   Morphology וַיִּקְרָ֥א (vayikra) – Root: קָרָא (qara); Form: … Continue reading →

וּלְיֹוסֵ֤ף יֻלַּד֙ שְׁנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים בְּטֶ֥רֶם תָּבֹ֖וא שְׁנַ֣ת הָרָעָ֑ב אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָֽלְדָה־לֹּו֙ אָֽסְנַ֔ת בַּת־פֹּ֥וטִי פֶ֖רַע כֹּהֵ֥ן אֹֽון׃ And to Yosef were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenat, daughter of Poti Fera, priest of On, bore to him. … Continue reading →

וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר יֹוסֵ֥ף בָּ֛ר כְּחֹ֥ול הַיָּ֖ם הַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד עַ֛ד כִּי־חָדַ֥ל לִסְפֹּ֖ר כִּי־אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃ And Yosef stored grain as the sand of the sea, in great abundance, until he stopped counting because there was no number.   Morphology וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר (vayitzbor) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְבֹּ֞ץ אֶת־כָּל־אֹ֣כֶל שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָיוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וַיִּתֶּן־אֹ֖כֶל בֶּעָרִ֑ים אֹ֧כֶל שְׂדֵה־הָעִ֛יר אֲשֶׁ֥ר סְבִיבֹתֶ֖יהָ נָתַ֥ן בְּתֹוכָֽהּ׃ And he gathered all the food of the seven years that were in the land of Mitsrayim, and placed food in the cities; the … Continue reading →

וַתַּ֣עַשׂ הָאָ֔רֶץ בְּשֶׁ֖בַע שְׁנֵ֣י הַשָּׂבָ֑ע לִקְמָצִֽים׃ And the land produced in the seven years of abundance by handfuls.   Morphology וַתַּ֣עַשׂ (vata’as) – Root: עָשָׂה (asah); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3fs with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And it produced”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

וְיֹוסֵף֙ בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה בְּעָמְדֹ֕ו לִפְנֵ֖י פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרָ֑יִם וַיֵּצֵ֤א יֹוסֵף֙ מִלִּפְנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה וַֽיַּעְבֹ֖ר בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And Yosef was thirty years old when he stood before Par’o, king of Mitsrayim; and Yosef went out from the presence of Par’o and passed through … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֨א פַרְעֹ֣ה שֵׁם־יֹוסֵף֮ צָֽפְנַ֣ת פַּעְנֵחַ֒ וַיִּתֶּן־לֹ֣ו אֶת־אָֽסְנַ֗ת בַּת־פֹּ֥וטִי פֶ֛רַע כֹּהֵ֥ן אֹ֖ן לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיֵּצֵ֥א יֹוסֵ֖ף עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And Par’o called Yosef’s name Ṣāfenat Paʿnēaḥ, and he gave him Asenat, daughter of Poti Fera, priest of On, as a wife; and Yosef … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֛ה אֶל־יֹוסֵ֖ף אֲנִ֣י פַרְעֹ֑ה וּבִלְעָדֶ֗יךָ לֹֽא־יָרִ֨ים אִ֧ישׁ אֶת־יָדֹ֛ו וְאֶת־רַגְלֹ֖ו בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And Par’o said to Yosef, “I am Par’o; and without you, no man shall lift his hand or his foot in all the land of Mitsrayim.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיַּרְכֵּ֣ב אֹתֹ֗ו בְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶת הַמִּשְׁנֶה֙ אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֔ו וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ לְפָנָ֖יו אַבְרֵ֑ךְ וְנָתֹ֣ון אֹתֹ֔ו עַ֖ל כָּל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And he made him ride in the chariot of second rank that was his; and they called before him, “Bow the knee!” and set him over all … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨סַר פַּרְעֹ֤ה אֶת־טַבַּעְתֹּו֙ מֵעַ֣ל יָדֹ֔ו וַיִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֖הּ עַל־יַ֣ד יֹוסֵ֑ף וַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁ אֹתֹו֙ בִּגְדֵי־שֵׁ֔שׁ וַיָּ֛שֶׂם רְבִ֥ד הַזָּהָ֖ב עַל־צַוָּארֹֽו׃ And Par’o removed his signet ring from his hand and put it on Yosef’s hand; and he clothed him in garments of fine linen … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֶל־יֹוסֵ֑ף רְאֵה֙ נָתַ֣תִּי אֹֽתְךָ֔ עַ֖ל כָּל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And Par’o said to Yosef, “See, I have set you over all the land of Mitsrayim.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אָמַר (amar); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; … Continue reading →

אַתָּה֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה עַל־בֵּיתִ֔י וְעַל־פִּ֖יךָ יִשַּׁ֣ק כָּל־עַמִּ֑י רַ֥ק הַכִּסֵּ֖א אֶגְדַּ֥ל מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ You shall be over my house, and by your command all my people shall be ruled; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶל־יֹוסֵ֔ף אַחֲרֵ֨י הֹודִ֧יעַ אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֹותְךָ֖ אֶת־כָּל־זֹ֑את אֵין־נָבֹ֥ון וְחָכָ֖ם כָּמֹֽוךָ׃ And Par’o said to Yosef, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayomer) – … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֶל־עֲבָדָ֑יו הֲנִמְצָ֣א כָזֶ֔ה אִ֕ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֛ר ר֥וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֖ים בֹּֽו׃ And Par’o said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אָמַר (amar); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →