Genesis 47:2 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 47:2

And he chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.

BSB

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ASV

And from among his brethren he took five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

KJV

And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He took some of his brethren - There is something very strange in the original; literally translated it signifies “from the end or extremity (מקצה miktseh) of his brethren he took five men.” This has been understood six different ways. 1. Joseph took five of his brethren that came first to hand - at random, without design or choice. 2. Joseph took five of the meanest-looking of his brethren to present before Pharaoh, fearing if he had taken the sightliest that Pharaoh would detain them for his service, whereby their religion and morals might be corrupted.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּמִקְצֵ֣ה	u.mik.Tzeh	and from [the] end of	H7097 →
אֶחָ֔יו	'e.Chav	brothers his	H251 →
לָקַ֖ח	la.Kach	he took	H3947 →
חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה	cha.mi.Shah	five	H2568 →
אֲנָשִׁ֑ים	'a.na.Shim	men	H582 →
וַיַּצִּגֵ֖ם	vai.ya.tzi.Gem	and he presented them	H3322 →
לִפְנֵ֥י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
פַרְעֹֽה׃	far.'Oh	Pharaoh	H6547 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jude 1:24
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:18
  And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Ephesians 3:20
  Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
- Colossians 1:22
  But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—
- John 10:29–30
  My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
- Hebrews 13:20–21
  Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
Through
Colossians 1:28
We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
leads to
- Ephesians 5:27
  and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
- Jeremiah 3:15
  Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
- Ephesians 4:11–13
  And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

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