Genesis 45:16 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 45:16

When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.

BSB

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ASV

And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

KJV

And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַקֹּ֣ל	ve.ha.Kol	and the sound	H6963 →
נִשְׁמַ֗ע	nish.Ma'	it was heard	H8085 →
בֵּ֤ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
פַּרְעֹה֙	par.'Oh	Pharaoh	H6547 →
לֵאמֹ֔ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
בָּ֖אוּ	Ba.'u	they have come	H935 →
אֲחֵ֣י	'a.Chei	[the] brothers of	H251 →
יוֹסֵ֑ף	yo.Sef	Joseph	H3130 →
וַיִּיטַב֙	vai.yi.Tav	and it was good	H3190 →
בְּעֵינֵ֣י	be.'ei.Nei	in [the] eyes of	H5869 →
פַרְעֹ֔ה	far.'Oh	Pharaoh	H6547 →
וּבְעֵינֵ֖י	u.ve.'ei.Nei	and in [the] eyes of	H5869 →
עֲבָדָֽיו׃	'a.va.Dav	servants his	H5650 →

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Acts 6:5
This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to…
leads to
- Acts 11:24
  Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
- Acts 21:8
  Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
- Acts 8:5–40
  Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
Through
Deuteronomy 1:33
who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to…
leads to
- Numbers 10:33
  So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a…
- Psalms 78:14
  He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night.
- Numbers 9:15–22
  On the day that the tabernacle, the Tent of the Testimony, was set up, the cloud covered it and appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning.
Through
Genesis 41:33
Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.
leads to
- Genesis 41:39
  Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
- Acts 6:3
  Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them

About Genesis

Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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Where the connections lead

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