Category Archives: Genesis

וַיִּיטַ֥ב הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֑ה וּבְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־עֲבָדָֽיו׃ And the matter was good in the eyes of Par’o and in the eyes of all his servants.   Morphology וַיִּיטַ֥ב (vayitav) – Root: טוֹב (tov); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֨ה הָאֹ֤כֶל לְפִקָּדֹון֙ לָאָ֔רֶץ לְשֶׁ֨בַע֙ שְׁנֵ֣י הָרָעָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּהְיֶ֖יןָ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְלֹֽא־תִכָּרֵ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ בָּרָעָֽב׃ And the food will be a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine that will be in the land of Mitsrayim, so that … Continue reading →

וְיִקְבְּצ֗וּ אֶת־כָּל־אֹ֨כֶל֙ הַשָּׁנִ֣ים הַטֹּבֹ֔ת הַבָּאֹ֖ת הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְיִצְבְּרוּ־בָ֞ר תַּ֧חַת יַד־פַּרְעֹ֛ה אֹ֥כֶל בֶּעָרִ֖ים וְשָׁמָֽרוּ׃ Let them gather all the food of the good years that are coming and store grain under Par’o’s hand as food in the cities, and let them keep … Continue reading →

יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה פַרְעֹ֔ה וְיַפְקֵ֥ד פְּקִדִ֖ים עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְחִמֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם בְּשֶׁ֖בַע שְׁנֵ֥י הַשָּׂבָֽע׃ Let Par’o act, and appoint overseers over the land, and take a fifth part of the land of Mitsrayim during the seven years of abundance.   Morphology יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה (ya’aseh) … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּה֙ יֵרֶ֣א פַרְעֹ֔ה אִ֖ישׁ נָבֹ֣ון וְחָכָ֑ם וִישִׁיתֵ֖הוּ עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And now, let Par’o seek out a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Mitsrayim.   Morphology וְעַתָּה֙ (ve-attah) – Root: עתה (atah); Form: Conjunction + Adverb; … Continue reading →

וְעַ֨ל הִשָּׁנֹ֧ות הַחֲלֹ֛ום אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֖ה פַּעֲמָ֑יִם כִּֽי־נָכֹ֤ון הַדָּבָר֙ מֵעִ֣ם הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּמְמַהֵ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לַעֲשֹׂתֹֽו׃ And concerning the repetition of the dream to Par’o twice: it is because the matter is confirmed by God, and God is hastening to accomplish it.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־יִוָּדַ֤ע הַשָּׂבָע֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ מִפְּנֵ֛י הָרָעָ֥ב הַה֖וּא אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֑ן כִּֽי־כָבֵ֥ד ה֖וּא מְאֹֽד׃ And the abundance will not be known in the land because of that famine afterward, for it will be very severe.   Morphology וְלֹֽא־יִוָּדַ֤ע (ve-lo yivada) – Root: ידע (yada); … Continue reading →

וְ֠קָמוּ שֶׁ֨בַע שְׁנֵ֤י רָעָב֙ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן וְנִשְׁכַּ֥ח כָּל־הַשָּׂבָ֖ע בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְכִלָּ֥ה הָרָעָ֖ב אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And seven years of famine will arise after them, and all the abundance in the land of Mitsrayim will be forgotten, and the famine will consume the land. … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֛ה שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים בָּאֹ֑ות שָׂבָ֥ע גָּדֹ֖ול בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ Behold, seven years are coming of great abundance in all the land of Mitsrayim.   Morphology הִנֵּ֛ה (hinneh) – Interjection; Translation: “behold” שֶׁ֥בַע (sheva) – Root: שבע (shava); Form: Number, fs; Translation: … Continue reading →

ה֣וּא הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים עֹשֶׂ֖ה הֶרְאָ֥ה אֶת־פַּרְעֹֽה׃ This is the matter which I have spoken to Par’o; God has shown what He is doing to Par’o.   Morphology ה֣וּא (hu) – Pronoun, ms; Translation: “this” הַדָּבָ֔ר (ha-davar) … Continue reading →

וְשֶׁ֣בַע הַ֠פָּרֹות הָֽרַקֹּ֨ות וְהָרָעֹ֜ות הָעֹלֹ֣ת אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ן שֶׁ֤בַע שָׁנִים֙ הֵ֔נָּה וְשֶׁ֤בַע הַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ הָרֵקֹ֔ות שְׁדֻפֹ֖ות הַקָּדִ֑ים יִהְי֕וּ שֶׁ֖בַע שְׁנֵ֥י רָעָֽב׃ And the seven thin and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears blasted with … Continue reading →

שֶׁ֧בַע פָּרֹ֣ת הַטֹּבֹ֗ת שֶׁ֤בַע שָׁנִים֙ הֵ֔נָּה וְשֶׁ֤בַע הַֽשִּׁבֳּלִים֙ הַטֹּבֹ֔ת שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים הֵ֑נָּה חֲלֹ֖ום אֶחָ֥ד הֽוּא׃ The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dream is one.   Morphology שֶׁ֧בַע (sheva) – Number, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יֹוסֵף֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה חֲלֹ֥ום פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֶחָ֣ד ה֑וּא אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים עֹשֶׂ֖ה הִגִּ֥יד לְפַרְעֹֽה׃ And Yosef said to Par’o, “The dream of Par’o is one; what God is doing, He has revealed to Par’o.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר … Continue reading →

וַתִּבְלַ֨עְןָ֙ הָשִׁבֳּלִ֣ים הַדַּקֹּ֔ת אֵ֛ת שֶׁ֥בַע הַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖ים הַטֹּבֹ֑ות וָֽאֹמַר֙ אֶל־הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔ים וְאֵ֥ין מַגִּ֖יד לִֽי׃ And the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears, and I said to the magicians, but none could explain it to me.   Morphology וַתִּבְלַ֨עְנָה֙ (vativlaʿnah) – … Continue reading →

וְהִנֵּה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שִׁבֳּלִ֔ים צְנֻמֹ֥ות דַּקֹּ֖ות שְׁדֻפֹ֣ות קָדִ֑ים צֹמְחֹ֖ות אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ And behold, seven ears, thin and scorched by the east wind, were sprouting after them.   Morphology וְהִנֵּה֙ (ve-hinneh) – Particle; Translation: “And behold” שֶׁ֣בַע (sheva) – Number, fs; Translation: “seven” … Continue reading →

וָאֵ֖רֶא בַּחֲלֹמִ֑י וְהִנֵּ֣ה שֶׁ֣בַע שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים עֹלֹ֛ת בְּקָנֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד מְלֵאֹ֥ת וְטֹבֹֽות׃ And I saw in my dream, and behold, seven ears of grain were coming up on one stalk, full and good.   Morphology וָאֵ֖רֶא (va-ʾere) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: … Continue reading →

וַתָּבֹ֣אנָה אֶל־קִרְבֶּ֗נָה וְלֹ֤א נֹודַע֙ כִּי־בָ֣אוּ אֶל־קִרְבֶּ֔נָה וּמַרְאֵיהֶ֣ן רַ֔ע כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר בַּתְּחִלָּ֑ה וָאִיקָֽץ׃ And they went into their bellies, but it was not known that they had come into their bellies, and their appearance was bad as in the beginning, and I … Continue reading →

וַתֹּאכַ֨לְנָה֙ הַפָּרֹ֔ות הָרַקֹּ֖ות וְהָרָעֹ֑ות אֵ֣ת שֶׁ֧בַע הַפָּרֹ֛ות הָרִאשֹׁנֹ֖ות הַבְּרִיאֹֽת׃ And the thin and ugly cows ate the seven first fat cows.   Morphology וַתֹּאכַ֨לְנָה֙ (va-toʾakhalnah) – Root: אכל (ʾkl); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3fp; Translation: “And they ate” הַפָּרֹ֔ות (ha-parot) – … Continue reading →

וְהִנֵּ֞ה שֶֽׁבַע־פָּרֹ֤ות אֲחֵרֹות֙ עֹלֹ֣ות אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן דַּלֹּ֨ות וְרָעֹ֥ות תֹּ֛אַר מְאֹ֖ד וְרַקֹּ֣ות בָּשָׂ֑ר לֹֽא־רָאִ֧יתִי כָהֵ֛נָּה בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם לָרֹֽעַ׃ And behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor, very ugly in appearance and thin of flesh. I had not seen such as … Continue reading →

וְהִנֵּ֣ה מִן־הַיְאֹ֗ר עֹלֹת֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פָּרֹ֔ות בְּרִיאֹ֥ות בָּשָׂ֖ר וִיפֹ֣ת תֹּ֑אַר וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָה בָּאָֽחוּ׃ And behold, from the River came up seven cows, fat in flesh and beautiful in appearance, and they grazed in the marsh grass.   Morphology וְהִנֵּ֣ה (ve-hineh) – Interjection; … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֶל־יֹוסֵ֑ף בַּחֲלֹמִ֕י הִנְנִ֥י עֹמֵ֖ד עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת הַיְאֹֽר׃ And Par’o said to Yosef, “In my dream, behold, I was standing on the bank of the River.”   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (va-yedaber) – Root: דבר (dbr); Form: Piel, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַן יֹוסֵ֧ף אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֛ה לֵאמֹ֖ר בִּלְעָדָ֑י אֱלֹהִ֕ים יַעֲנֶ֖ה אֶת־שְׁלֹ֥ום פַּרְעֹֽה׃ And Yosef answered Par’o, saying, “It is not in me; God will answer for the peace of Par’o.”   Morphology וַיַּ֨עַן (va-ya’an) – Root: ענה (ʿnh); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶל־יֹוסֵ֔ף חֲלֹ֣ום חָלַ֔מְתִּי וּפֹתֵ֖ר אֵ֣ין אֹתֹ֑ו וַאֲנִ֗י שָׁמַ֤עְתִּי עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר תִּשְׁמַ֥ע חֲלֹ֖ום לִפְתֹּ֥ר אֹתֹֽו׃ And Par’o said to Yosef, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one to interpret it. But I have heard it said … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח פַּרְעֹה֙ וַיִּקְרָ֣א אֶת־יֹוסֵ֔ף וַיְרִיצֻ֖הוּ מִן־הַבֹּ֑ור וַיְגַלַּח֙ וַיְחַלֵּ֣ף שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו וַיָּבֹ֖א אֶל־פַּרְעֹֽה׃ And Par’o sent and called Yosef, and they brought him quickly out of the pit; and he shaved and changed his clothes, and he came before Par’o.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֛י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּֽתַר־לָ֖נוּ כֵּ֣ן הָיָ֑ה אֹתִ֛י הֵשִׁ֥יב עַל־כַּנִּ֖י וְאֹתֹ֥ו תָלָֽה׃ And it was as he interpreted for us; so it happened. Me, he restored to my position, and him he hanged.   Morphology וַיְהִ֛י (va-ye-hi) – Root: היה; Form: Qal, … Continue reading →

וְשָׁ֨ם אִתָּ֜נוּ נַ֣עַר עִבְרִ֗י עֶ֚בֶד לְשַׂ֣ר הַטַּבָּחִ֔ים וַנְּ֨סַפֶּר־לֹ֔ו וַיִּפְתָּר־לָ֖נוּ אֶת־חֲלֹמֹתֵ֑ינוּ אִ֥ישׁ כַּחֲלֹמֹ֖ו פָּתָֽר׃ And there with us was a Hebrew youth, a servant of the chief of the guards; and we told him, and he interpreted for us our dreams, … Continue reading →

וַנַּֽחַלְמָ֥ה חֲלֹ֛ום בְּלַ֥יְלָה אֶחָ֖ד אֲנִ֣י וָה֑וּא אִ֛ישׁ כְּפִתְרֹ֥ון חֲלֹמֹ֖ו חָלָֽמְנוּ׃ And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of his dream.   Morphology וַנַּֽחַלְמָ֥ה (va-na-chal-mah) – Root: חלם; Form: … Continue reading →

פַּרְעֹ֖ה קָצַ֣ף עַל־עֲבָדָ֑יו וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אֹתִ֜י בְּמִשְׁמַ֗ר בֵּ֚ית שַׂ֣ר הַטַּבָּחִ֔ים אֹתִ֕י וְאֵ֖ת שַׂ֥ר הָאֹפִֽים׃ Par’o was angry with his servants, and he put me in custody in the house of the chief of the guards, me and the chief of the … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּר֙ שַׂ֣ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֔ים אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר אֶת־חֲטָאַ֕י אֲנִ֖י מַזְכִּ֥יר הַיֹּֽום׃ And the chief of the cupbearers spoke to Par’o, saying, “My sins I recall today.”   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּר֙ (va-ye-da-ber) – Root: דבר; Form: Piel, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֤י בַבֹּ֨קֶר֙ וַתִּפָּ֣עֶם רוּחֹ֔ו וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח וַיִּקְרָ֛א אֶת־כָּל־חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם וְאֶת־כָּל־חֲכָמֶ֑יהָ וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר פַּרְעֹ֤ה לָהֶם֙ אֶת־חֲלֹמֹ֔ו וְאֵין־פֹּותֵ֥ר אֹותָ֖ם לְפַרְעֹֽה׃ And it happened in the morning, and his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called all the magicians of Mitsrayim (Egypt) and all … Continue reading →