KJV: They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
YLT: and they say unto Pharaoh, 'To sojourn in the land we have come, for there is no pasture for the flock which thy servants have, for grievous is the famine in the land of Canaan; and now, let thy servants, we pray thee, dwell in the land of Goshen.'
Darby: And they said to Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for the sheep that thy servants have, for the famine is grievous in the land of Canaan; and now, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
ASV: And they said unto Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for thy servants flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
| וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ | And they said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| פַּרְעֹ֗ה | Pharaoh |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: פַּרְעֹה Sense: the common title of the king of Egypt. |
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| לָג֣וּר | to dwell |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: גּוּר Sense: to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely. |
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| בָּאָרֶץ֮ | in the land |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| בָּאנוּ֒ | we have come |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common plural Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in. |
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| כִּי־ | because |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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| אֵ֣ין | no |
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Parse: Adverb Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n. |
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| מִרְעֶ֗ה | pasture |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מִרְעֶה Sense: pasture, pasturage. |
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| לַצֹּאן֙ | for the flock |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, common singular Root: צֹאן Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks. |
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| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | that |
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Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.). |
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| לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ | your servants |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant. |
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| כָבֵ֥ד | severe |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: כָּבֵד Sense: heavy, great. |
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| הָרָעָ֖ב | the famine [is] |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: רָעָב Sense: famine, hunger. |
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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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| כְּנָ֑עַן | of Canaan |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: כְּנַעַן Sense: the 4th son of Ham and the progenitor of the Phoenicians and of the various nations who peopled the seacoast of Palestine. |
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| וְעַתָּ֛ה | And therefore |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: עַתָּה Sense: now. |
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| יֵֽשְׁבוּ־ | let 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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| נָ֥א | please |
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Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please. |
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| עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ | your servants |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant. |
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| גֹּֽשֶׁן | 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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