The Meaning of Genesis 41:50 Explained

Genesis 41:50

KJV: And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.

YLT: And to Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine cometh, whom Asenath daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, hath borne to him,

Darby: And to Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asnath the daughter of Potipherah the priest in On bore to him.

ASV: And unto Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bare unto him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And unto Joseph  were born  two  sons  before the years  of famine  came,  which Asenath  the daughter  of Potipherah  priest  of On  bare  unto him. 

What does Genesis 41:50 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 41:37-57 - Joseph, Exalted, Prepares For Famine
The Spirit of God was evidently in Joseph, but so far from rendering him a mere visionary, it made him eminently practical. Have your visions of God, but descend from your housetop to answer the men who knock at your door! See Acts 10:1-48. In this story we see reflected the glories of our Lord, who was raised to the throne, to become a Prince and a Savior, the Giver of the Bread of Life to the perishing souls of men. But He sells without money and without price! Joseph's marriage to an Egyptian bride reminds us of our Lord's union with the Gentile Church, on the significance of which Paul so strenuously insists. If you live for God, He will see to your interests. Such joy will be yours that you will forget your sorrows (Manasseh) and become fruitful in the land of affliction (Ephraim). [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 41

1  Pharaoh has two dreams
9  Joseph interprets them
33  He gives Pharaoh counsel, and is highly advanced, and married
46  The seven years of plenty
50  He begets children
53  The famine begins

What do the individual words in Genesis 41:50 mean?

And to Joseph were born two sons before came the years of famine whom bore to him Asenath the daughter of Potiphera priest of On
וּלְיוֹסֵ֤ף יֻלַּד֙ שְׁנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים בְּטֶ֥רֶם תָּב֖וֹא שְׁנַ֣ת הָרָעָ֑ב אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָֽלְדָה־ לּוֹ֙ אָֽסְנַ֔ת בַּת־ פּ֥וֹטִי פֶ֖רַע כֹּהֵ֥ן אֽוֹן

וּלְיוֹסֵ֤ף  And  to  Joseph 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄוסֵף  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel.
יֻלַּד֙  were  born 
Parse: Verb, QalPass, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
שְׁנֵ֣י  two 
Parse: Number, mdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
בָנִ֔ים  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בְּטֶ֥רֶם  before 
Parse: Preposition-b, Adverb
Root: טֶרֶם  
Sense: before, not yet, before that.
תָּב֖וֹא  came 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
שְׁנַ֣ת  the  years 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
הָרָעָ֑ב  of  famine 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רָעָב  
Sense: famine, hunger.
אֲשֶׁ֤ר  whom 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
יָֽלְדָה־  bore 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
לּוֹ֙  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
אָֽסְנַ֔ת  Asenath 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אָסְנַת  
Sense: the wife of Joseph.
בַּת־  the  daughter 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
פֶ֖רַע  Potiphera 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֹּוטִי פֶרַע 
Sense: an Egyptian, priest of On, father of Asenath, the wife whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph.
כֹּהֵ֥ן  priest 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
אֽוֹן  of  On 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹון  
Sense: city in lower Egypt, bordering land of Goshen, centre of sun-worship, residence of Potipherah (priest of On and father-in-law of Joseph).

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