Genesis 47:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Josephיֹוסֵף֙
(yo·v·sef)
3130: "he increases," a son of Jacob, also the name of several Isr.from yasaph
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to the people,הָעָ֔ם
(ha·'am,)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
"Behold,הֵן֩
(hen)
2005: lo! behold!a prim. interj.
I have todayהַיֹּ֛ום
(hai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
boughtקָנִ֨יתִי
(ka·ni·ti)
7069: to get, acquirea prim. root
you and your landאַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם
(ad·mat·chem)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam
for Pharaoh;לְפַרְעֹ֑ה
(le·far·'oh;)
6547: a title of Eg. kingsof foreign origin
now,הֵֽא־
(he-)
1887: lo! behold!a prim. interj.
[here] is seedזֶ֔רַע
(ze·ra,)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
for you, and you may sowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֖ם
(u·ze·ra'·tem)
2232: to sow, scatter seeda prim. root
the land.הָאֲדָמָֽה׃
(ha·'a·da·mah.)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam


















KJV Lexicon
Then Joseph
Yowceph  (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.
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