Genesis 47:24
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
תְּבוּאָה
tᵉbûwʼâh
income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
חֵלֶק
chêleq
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
פַּרְעֹה
Parʻôh
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
תַּחְתִּי
tachtîy
lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
זֶרַע
zeraʻ
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
מְעַט
mᵉʻaṭ
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
טַף
ṭaph
a family (mostly used collectively in the singular)
Key Terms in This Verse
בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →לֶחֶם lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Study H3899 →לֶחֶם lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Study H3899 →תַּחְתִּי tachtîy
lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
Study H8482 →Cross References
Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.
And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
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