KJV: And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
YLT: and the seven years of famine begin to come, as Joseph said, and famine is in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt hath been bread;
Darby: and the seven years of the dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said. And there was dearth in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
ASV: And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
וַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה | and began |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine plural Root: חָלַל Sense: to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin. |
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שֶׁ֣בַע | seven |
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: שֶׁבַע Sense: seven (cardinal number). |
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שְׁנֵ֤י | years |
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year. |
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הָרָעָב֙ | of the famine |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: רָעָב Sense: famine, hunger. |
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לָב֔וֹא | to come |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in. |
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אָמַ֣ר | had said |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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יוֹסֵ֑ף | Joseph |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄוסֵף Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel. |
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וַיְהִ֤י | And was |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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רָעָב֙ | the famine |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: רָעָב Sense: famine, hunger. |
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בְּכָל־ | in all |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת | lands |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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וּבְכָל־ | but in all |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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אֶ֥רֶץ | the land |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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מִצְרַ֖יִם | 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”. |
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הָ֥יָה | there was |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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לָֽחֶם | bread |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֶחֶם Sense: bread, food, grain. |