The Meaning of Genesis 47:23 Explained

Genesis 47:23

KJV: Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.

YLT: And Joseph saith unto the people, 'Lo, I have bought you to-day and your ground for Pharaoh; lo, seed for you, and ye have sown the ground,

Darby: And Joseph said to the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and sow the land.

ASV: Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 47:23?

MEANING: What does Genesis 47:23 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 47:23 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 47:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then Joseph  said  unto the people,  Behold, I have bought  you this day  and your land  for Pharaoh:  lo,  [here is] seed  for you, and ye shall sow  the land. 

What does Genesis 47:23 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 47:23 mean?

And said Joseph to the people indeed I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh Look for you [here is] seed and you shall sow - the land
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל־ הָעָ֔ם הֵן֩ קָנִ֨יתִי אֶתְכֶ֥ם הַיּ֛וֹם וְאֶת־ אַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם לְפַרְעֹ֑ה הֵֽא־ לָכֶ֣ם זֶ֔רַע וּזְרַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־ הָאֲדָמָֽה

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.
הָעָ֔ם  the  people 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
הֵן֩  indeed 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הֵן  
Sense: behold, lo, though hypothetical part.
קָנִ֨יתִי  I  have  bought 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: קָנָה 
Sense: to get, acquire, create, buy, possess.
הַיּ֛וֹם  this  day 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
אַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם  your  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֲדָמָה 
Sense: ground, land.
לְפַרְעֹ֑ה  for  Pharaoh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פַּרְעֹה  
Sense: the common title of the king of Egypt.
הֵֽא־  Look 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הֵא  
Sense: behold!, lo!.
לָכֶ֣ם  for  you  [here  is] 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
זֶ֔רַע  seed 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זֶרַע  
Sense: seed, sowing, offspring.
וּזְרַעְתֶּ֖ם  and  you  shall  sow 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: זָרַע  
Sense: to sow, scatter seed.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָאֲדָמָֽה  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲדָמָה 
Sense: ground, land.

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