NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Then JosephYowceph (yo-safe') let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites -- Joseph. said 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) unto the people `am (am) a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people. Behold I have bought qanah (kaw-naw') to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own 'eth (ayth) self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) -- (as such unrepresented in English). you this day yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), and your land 'adamah (ad-aw-maw') soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land. for Pharaoh Par`oh (par-o') Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings -- Pharaoh. lo he' (hay) lo! -- behold, lo. here is seed zera` (zeh'-rah) seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time. for you and ye shall sow zara` (zaw-rah') to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify -- bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield. the land 'adamah (ad-aw-maw') soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Then Joseph said to the people, "Behold, I have today bought you and your land for Pharaoh; now, here is seed for you, and you may sow the land. King James Bible Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Joseph said to the people, "Understand today that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you. Sow it in the land. International Standard Version After this, Joseph addressed the people. "Pay attention," he said. "I've bought you and your land for Pharaoh today, in exchange for seed for you. Now go sow the land. NET Bible Joseph said to the people, "Since I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed for you. Cultivate the land. GOD'S WORD® Translation Joseph said to the people, "Now that I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh, here is seed for you. Plant crops in the land. King James 2000 Bible Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land. Links Genesis 47:23Genesis 47:23 NIV Genesis 47:23 NLT Genesis 47:23 ESV Genesis 47:23 NASB Genesis 47:23 KJV |