Genesis 47:5
in Genesis 47Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have come to you,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
KJV
And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
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This verse in Genesis 47
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
your father and brothers have come to you
on Genesis 47:5-6
Pharaoh grants more than the brothers asked. They asked for pasture in Goshen, and he settles them in the best part of the land of Egypt. He offers to put any talented man among them in charge of his livestock, and Jacob's family enters Egypt as guests of the crown.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph,.... Who was present at the conversation that passed between him and his brethren: saying, thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee; which is observed, not for Joseph's information, but to lead on to what he had to say further.
This was an instance of Pharaoh's gratitude to Joseph; because he had been such a blessing to him and his kingdom, he would be kind to his relations, purely for his sake. He offered them preferment as shepherds over his cattle, provided they were men of activity; for it is the man who is diligent in his business that shall stand before kings.
The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| פַּרְעֹ֔ה | paroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יוֹסֵ֖ף | yosef | Joseph | H3130 → | 213 times |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אָבִ֥יךָ | ʾavikha | father your | H1 → | 1212 times |
| וְאַחֶ֖יךָ | veacheikha | and brothers your | H251 → | 630 times |
| בָּ֥אוּ | bau | they have come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ | ʾeleikha | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
פַּרְעֹ֔הPharaoh
parohH6547 →274 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יוֹסֵ֖ףJoseph
yosefH3130 →213 times
לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
אָבִ֥יךָfather your
ʾavikhaH1 →1212 times
וְאַחֶ֖יךָand brothers your
veacheikhaH251 →630 times
בָּ֥אוּthey have come
bauH935 →2568 times
אֵלֶֽיךָ׃to you
ʾeleikhaH413 →5510 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
About Genesis
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.