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Gen. 41:53      Gen. 41:55

Genesis 41:54

and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all the countries (around the Mediterranean and even south in Africa), but in Egypt there was bread.
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַתְּחִלֶּינָה   שֶׁבַע   שְׁנֵי   הָרָעָב   לָבוֹא   כַּאֲשֶׁר   אָמַר   יוֹסֵף   וַיְהִי   רָעָב   בְּכָל   הָאֲרָצוֹת   וּבְכָל   אֶרֶץ   מִצְרַיִם   הָיָה   לָחֶם  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἤρξαντο τὰ ἑπτὰ ἔτη τοῦ λιμοῦ ἔρχεσθαι καθὰ εἶπεν Ιωσηφ καὶ ἐγένετο λιμὸς ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ ἐν δὲ πάσῃ γῇ Αἰγύπτου ἦσαν ἄρτοι

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H2490c
 וַ (va)
תְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה (techilenah)
 seq
to profane
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
hiphil wayyiqtol 3p ♀ pl. hiphil wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person feminine plural

c
Vhw3fp
H7651
 שֶׁ֣בַע (sheva)
 seven
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Acbsa
H8141
 שְׁנֵ֤י (shenei)
 year
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H9009
H7458
 הָ (ha)
רָעָב֙ (raav)
 the
famine
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H9005
H0935
 לָ (la)
ב֔וֹא (vvó)
 to
to come (in)
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H9004
H0834d
 כַּ (ka)
אֲשֶׁ֖ר (asher)
 like
as which
Prep. Preposition

Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

 R
Tr
H0559
 אָמַ֣ר (amar)
 to say
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms
H3130
 יוֹסֵ֑ף (jvósef)
 Joseph
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
H9001
H1961
 וַ (va)
יְהִ֤י (jehi)
 seq
to be
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H7458
 רָעָב֙ (raav)
 famine
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9003
H3605
H9014
 בְּ (be)
כָל (khal-)
־
in
all
link
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H9009
H0776
 הָ֣ (ha)
אֲרָצ֔וֹת (aratzvót)
 the
land
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♀ pl. feminine plural Absolute state

 Td
Ncfpa
H9002
H9003
H3605
H9014
 וּ (o)
בְ (ve)
כָל (khal-)
־
and
in
all
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

C
R
Ncbsc
H0776
 אֶ֥רֶץ (eretz)
 land
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H4714
 מִצְרַ֖יִם (mitzerajim)
 Egypt
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npl
H1961
 הָ֥יָה (hajah)
 to be
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms
H3899
H9016
 לָֽחֶם (lachem)
׃
food
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa

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