Genesis 47:6 Hebrew Word Analysis
12 | The land | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | h776 |
1 | of Egypt | מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ | h4714 |
2 | is before thee | לְפָנֶ֣יךָ | h6440 |
3 | | הִ֔וא | h1931 |
4 | in the best | בְּמֵיטַ֣ב | h4315 |
12 | The land | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | h776 |
11 | let them dwell | יֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ | h3427 |
7 | | אֶת | h853 |
8 | thy father | אָבִ֖יךָ | h1 |
9 | | וְאֶת | h853 |
10 | and brethren | אַחֶ֑יךָ | h251 |
11 | let them dwell | יֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ | h3427 |
12 | The land | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | h776 |
13 | of Goshen | גֹּ֔שֶׁן | h1657 |
14 | | וְאִם | h518 |
15 | and if thou knowest | יָדַ֗עְתָּ | h3045 |
16 | | וְיֶשׁ | h3426 |
17 | | בָּם֙ | h0 |
18 | | אַנְשֵׁי | h376 |
19 | of activity | חַ֔יִל | h2428 |
20 | among them then make them | וְשַׂמְתָּ֛ם | h7760 |
21 | rulers | שָׂרֵ֥י | h8269 |
22 | over my cattle | מִקְנֶ֖ה | h4735 |
23 | | עַל | h5921 |
24 | | אֲשֶׁר | h834 |
25 | | לִֽי׃ | h0 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
American Standard Version (ASV)
the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And Jacob and his sons came to Joseph in Egypt, and when word of it came to the ears of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, he said to Joseph, Your father and brothers have come to you; all the land of Egypt is before you; let your father and your brothers have the best of the land for their resting-place.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land settle thy father and thy brethren: let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if thou knowest men of activity among them, then set them as overseers of cattle over what I have.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell; and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
World English Bible (WEB)
The land of Egypt is before you. Make your father and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. Let them dwell in the land of Goshen. If you know any able men among them, then put them in charge of my cattle."
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land cause thy father and thy brethren to dwell -- they dwell in the land of Goshen, and if thou hast known, and there are among them men of ability, then thou hast set them heads over the cattle I have.'