KJV: The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
YLT: the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land cause thy father and thy brethren to dwell -- they dwell in the land of Goshen, and if thou hast known, and there are among them men of ability, then thou hast set them heads over the cattle I have.'
Darby: The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land settle thy father and thy brethren: let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if thou knowest men of activity among them, then set them as overseers of cattle over what I have.
ASV: the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
| אֶ֤רֶץ | The land |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ | 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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| לְפָנֶ֣יךָ | before you |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face. |
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| הִ֔וא | it [is] |
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Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it. |
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| בְּמֵיטַ֣ב | in the best |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֵיטָב Sense: the best. |
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| הָאָ֔רֶץ | of the land |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| הוֹשֵׁ֥ב | dwell |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide. |
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| אֶת־ | - |
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Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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| אָבִ֖יךָ | your father |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual. |
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| אַחֶ֑יךָ | brothers |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: אָח Sense: brother. |
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| יֵשְׁבוּ֙ | let them dwell |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide. |
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| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | in the land |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| גֹּ֔שֶׁן | of Goshen |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: גֹּשֶׁן Sense: a region in northern Egypt, east of the lower Nile, where the children of Israel lived from the time of Joseph to the time of Moses. |
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| וְאִם־ | And if |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if. |
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| יָדַ֗עְתָּ | you know |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know. |
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| וְיֶשׁ־ | being |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: יֵשׁ Sense: being, existence, substance, there is or are. |
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| בָּם֙ | among them |
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Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural |
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| אַנְשֵׁי־ | [any] men |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man. |
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| חַ֔יִל | competent |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חַיִל Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army. |
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| וְשַׂמְתָּ֛ם | then make them |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular, third person masculine plural Root: שׂוּמָה Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make. |
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| שָׂרֵ֥י | rulers |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: סָרַר Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain. |
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| מִקְנֶ֖ה | of livestock |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מִקְנֶה Sense: cattle, livestock. |
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| עַל־ | over |
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Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against. |
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| אֲשֶׁר־ | that |
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Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.). |
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| לִֽי | unto me |
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Parse: Preposition, first person common singular |
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