The Meaning of Genesis 47:16 Explained

Genesis 47:16

KJV: And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.

YLT: and Joseph saith, 'Give your cattle; and I give to you for your cattle, if the money hath ceased.'

Darby: And Joseph said, Give your cattle, and I will give you for your cattle, if your money be all gone.

ASV: And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 47:16?

MEANING: What does Genesis 47:16 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 47:16 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 47:16?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Joseph  said,  Give  your cattle;  and I will give  you for your cattle,  if money  fail. 

What does Genesis 47:16 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 47:13-26 - Egyptians Saved In Famine
The slender stores of the Egyptians were soon exhausted, and had it not been for Joseph the streets would have been filled with the dying and dead. His Egyptian name means "the savior of the world;" and the confession of the Egyptians proved how true it was: "Thou hast saved our lives." How closely the parallel holds! Joseph rose from the pit and the prison to save his brethren as well as the myriads of his adopted fellow-countrymen: Jesus rose from the grave to be a Prince and a Savior. Joseph's bread cost him nothing, while Jesus gave us that which cost him Calvary. Joseph sold his corn for money; our Lord gave himself without money or price. You may go to Him without reluctance, though your sack is empty and you have no money in your hand; but He will give and give again, without stint. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 47

1  Joseph presents his father, and five of his brothers before Pharaoh
11  He gives them habitation and maintenance
13  He gets the Egyptian's money;
16  their cattle;
18  and their lands, except the priests', to Pharaoh
23  He restores the land for a fifth
28  Jacob's age
29  He swears Joseph to bury him with his fathers

What do the individual words in Genesis 47:16 mean?

And said Joseph Give your livestock and I will exchange you for your livestock if is gone the money
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ הָב֣וּ מִקְנֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם בְּמִקְנֵיכֶ֑ם אִם־ אָפֵ֖ס כָּֽסֶף

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יוֹסֵף֙  Joseph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄוסֵף  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel.
הָב֣וּ  Give 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: הַב 
Sense: to give, provide, ascribe, come.
מִקְנֵיכֶ֔ם  your  livestock 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: מִקְנֶה  
Sense: cattle, livestock.
וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה  and  I  will  exchange 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
בְּמִקְנֵיכֶ֑ם  for  your  livestock 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: מִקְנֶה  
Sense: cattle, livestock.
אָפֵ֖ס  is  gone 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָפֵס  
Sense: (Qal) to cease, break, come to an end.
כָּֽסֶף  the  money 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.

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