Genesis 47:10
in Genesis 47Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from his presence.
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ASV
And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.
KJV
And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
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This verse in Genesis 47
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThough in worldly wealth Pharaoh was the greater, yet, in interest with God, Jacob was the greater; he was God's anointed, Ps. cv. And a patriarch's blessing was not a thing to be despised, no, not by a potent prince. Darius valued the prayers of the church for himself and for his sons, Ezra vi.
This site's exposition
My years have been few and hard
on Genesis 47:9-10
Jacob gives his age as 130 years and calls them few and hard. The Hebrew word behind travels means living as a foreigner, and Hebrews 11:13 takes it up for these men, strangers and exiles on the earth. He blesses Pharaoh again on the way out.
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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And Jacob blessed Pharaoh - Which was not only an act of civility but an act of piety; he prayed for him, as one having the authority of a prophet and a patriarch: and a patriarch's blessing was not a thing to be despised, no not by a potent prince.
And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh. When he took his leave of him, he blessed him, in like manner as when he came into his presence, by wishing all happiness to him, and giving him thanks for the honour he had done him, and the favours he had conferred on him and his.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
AND JOSEPH SETTLED HIS FATHER AND HIS BRETHREN AND GAVE THEM A POSSESSION, etc. The meaning thereof is that he settled them in the choicest land and with the possession which he gave them since he did not want them to be as strangers in the land.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ | vayvarekh | and he blessed | H1288 → | 330 times |
| יַעֲקֹ֖ב | yaako | Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פַּרְעֹ֑ה | paroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
| וַיֵּצֵ֖א | vaiyetze' | and he went out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מִלִּפְנֵ֥י | milifnei | from to before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| פַרְעֹֽה׃ | faroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
וַיְבָ֥רֶךְand he blessed
vayvarekhH1288 →330 times
יַעֲקֹ֖בJacob
yaakoH3290 →350 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
פַּרְעֹ֑הPharaoh
parohH6547 →274 times
וַיֵּצֵ֖אand he went out
vaiyetze'H3318 →1067 times
מִלִּפְנֵ֥יfrom to before
milifneiH6440 →2123 times
פַרְעֹֽה׃Pharaoh
farohH6547 →274 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 14:19and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
it leads to
- Genesis 14:22
But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
- Hebrews 7:6–7
But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
- Ruth 3:10
Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
- Numbers 6:23–27
“Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
- Psalms 24:1
The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
- Genesis 14:22
Through
2 Samuel 19:39So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned home.
it leads to
- Genesis 31:55
Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.
- Genesis 31:55
Through
Hebrews 7:7And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.
it leads to
- Genesis 48:15–20
Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
- Genesis 48:15–20
Through
Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.
it leads to
- Joshua 14:6
Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about…
- Joshua 14:6
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.