Genesis 41:34
Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
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ASV
Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
KJV
Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה | ya.'a.Seh | let him act | H6213 → |
| פַרְעֹ֔ה | far.'Oh | Pharaoh | H6547 → |
| וְיַפְקֵ֥ד | ve.yaf.Ked | and let him appoint | H6485 → |
| פְּקִדִ֖ים | pe.ki.Dim | overseers | H6496 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | over | H5921 → |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the land | H776 → |
| וְחִמֵּשׁ֙ | ve.chi.Mesh | and he will take a fifth of | H2567 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אֶ֣רֶץ | 'E.retz | [the] land of | H776 → |
| מִצְרַ֔יִם | mitz.Ra.yim | Egypt | H4714 → |
| בְּשֶׁ֖בַע | be.She.va' | in seven | H7651 → |
| שְׁנֵ֥י | she.Nei | [the] years of | H8141 → |
| הַשָּׂבָֽע׃ | ha.sa.Va' | <the> plenty | H7647 → |
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