Genesis 41:49
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Thus Josephיֹוסֵ֥ף
(yo·v·sef)
3130: "he increases," a son of Jacob, also the name of several Isr.from yasaph
storedוַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר
(vai·yitz·bor)
6651: to heap upa prim. root
up grainבָּ֛ר
(bar)
1250: grain, cornfrom barar
in great abundanceמְאֹ֑ד
(me·'od;)
3966: muchness, force, abundancefrom an unused word
like the sandכְּחֹ֥ול
(ke·cho·vl)
2344: sandfrom chul
of the sea,הַיָּ֖ם
(hai·yam)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
untilעַ֛ד
(ad)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
he stoppedחָדַ֥ל
(cha·dal)
2308: to ceasea prim. root
measuringלִסְפֹּ֖ר
(lis·por)
5608: to count, recount, relatedenominative verb from sepher
[it], for it was beyondאֵ֥ין
(ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
measure.מִסְפָּֽר׃
(mis·par.)
4557: number, tallyfrom the same as sepher


















KJV Lexicon
And Joseph
Yowceph  (yo-safe')
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites -- Joseph.
gathered
tsabar  (tsaw-bar')
to aggregate -- gather (together), heap (up), lay up.
corn
bar  (bawr)
grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extens. the open country -- corn, wheat.
as the sand
chowl  (khole)
sand (as round or whirling particles) -- sand.
of the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
very
m`od  (meh-ode')
vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.
much
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
until he left
chadal  (khaw-dal')
to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle -- cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.
numbering
caphar  (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
for it was without
'ayin  (ah'-yin)
a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle
number
micpar  (mis-pawr')
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Thus Joseph stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it, for it was beyond measure.

King James Bible
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance--like the sand of the sea--that he stopped measuring it because it was beyond measure.

International Standard Version
Joseph stored up so much grain—like sand on the seashore in so much abundance!—that he stopped keeping records because it was proving to be impossible to measure how much they were gathering.

NET Bible
Joseph stored up a vast amount of grain, like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it because it was impossible to measure.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Joseph stored up grain in huge quantities like the sand on the seashore. He had so much that he finally gave up keeping any records because he couldn't measure it all.

King James 2000 Bible
And Joseph gathered grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he quit numbering; for it was without number.
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