KJV: 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.
YLT: 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;
Darby: and the seven years of the dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said. And there was dearth in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
ASV: And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
| וַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה | and began |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine plural Root: חָלַל Sense: to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin. |
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| שֶׁ֣בַע | seven |
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Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: שֶׁבַע Sense: seven (cardinal number). |
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| שְׁנֵ֤י | years |
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Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year. |
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| הָרָעָב֙ | of the famine |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: רָעָב Sense: famine, hunger. |
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| לָב֔וֹא | to come |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in. |
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| אָמַ֣ר | had said |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| יוֹסֵ֑ף | Joseph |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄוסֵף Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel. |
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| וַיְהִ֤י | And was |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| רָעָב֙ | the famine |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: רָעָב Sense: famine, hunger. |
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| בְּכָל־ | in all |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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| הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת | lands |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| וּבְכָל־ | but in all |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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| אֶ֥רֶץ | the land |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| מִצְרַ֖יִם | of Egypt |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִצְרַיִם Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”. |
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| הָ֥יָה | there was |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| לָֽחֶם | bread |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֶחֶם Sense: bread, food, grain. |
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