The Meaning of Genesis 41:48 Explained

Genesis 41:48

KJV: And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

YLT: And he gathereth all the food of the seven years which have been in the land of Egypt, and putteth food in the cities; the food of the field which is round about each city hath he put in its midst;

Darby: And he gathered up all the food of the seven years that was in the land of Egypt, and put the food in the cities; the food of the fields of the city, which were round about it, he laid up in it.

ASV: And he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he gathered up  all the food  of the seven  years,  which were in the land  of Egypt,  and laid up  the food  in the cities:  the food  of the field,  which [was] round about  every city,  laid he up  in the same. 

What does Genesis 41:48 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 41:37-57 - Joseph, Exalted, Prepares For Famine
The Spirit of God was evidently in Joseph, but so far from rendering him a mere visionary, it made him eminently practical. Have your visions of God, but descend from your housetop to answer the men who knock at your door! See Acts 10:1-48. In this story we see reflected the glories of our Lord, who was raised to the throne, to become a Prince and a Savior, the Giver of the Bread of Life to the perishing souls of men. But He sells without money and without price! Joseph's marriage to an Egyptian bride reminds us of our Lord's union with the Gentile Church, on the significance of which Paul so strenuously insists. If you live for God, He will see to your interests. Such joy will be yours that you will forget your sorrows (Manasseh) and become fruitful in the land of affliction (Ephraim). [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 41

1  Pharaoh has two dreams
9  Joseph interprets them
33  He gives Pharaoh counsel, and is highly advanced, and married
46  The seven years of plenty
50  He begets children
53  The famine begins

What do the individual words in Genesis 41:48 mean?

So he gathered up - all the food of seven the years which were in the land of Egypt and laid up the food in the cities The food of the fields in every city surrounded them he laid up in the midst
וַיִּקְבֹּ֞ץ אֶת־ כָּל־ אֹ֣כֶל ׀ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָיוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וַיִּתֶּן־ אֹ֖כֶל בֶּעָרִ֑ים אֹ֧כֶל שְׂדֵה־ הָעִ֛יר סְבִיבֹתֶ֖יהָ נָתַ֥ן בְּתוֹכָֽהּ

וַיִּקְבֹּ֞ץ  So  he  gathered  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָבַץ  
Sense: to gather, assemble.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אֹ֣כֶל ׀  the  food 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֹכֶל  
Sense: food.
שֶׁ֣בַע  of  seven 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
שָׁנִ֗ים  the  years 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ  in  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
מִצְרַ֔יִם  of  Egypt 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִצְרַיִם  
Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”.
וַיִּתֶּן־  and  laid  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
אֹ֖כֶל  the  food 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹכֶל  
Sense: food.
בֶּעָרִ֑ים  in  the  cities 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
אֹ֧כֶל  The  food 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֹכֶל  
Sense: food.
שְׂדֵה־  of  the  fields 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
הָעִ֛יר  in  every  city 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
סְבִיבֹתֶ֖יהָ  surrounded  them 
Parse: Adverb, third person feminine singular
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
נָתַ֥ן  he  laid  up 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
בְּתוֹכָֽהּ  in  the  midst 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.

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