New American Standard Bible 1995

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They said to Pharaoh, "We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now, therefore, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen."

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
They said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ vai·yo·me·ru
to Pharaoh, a title of Eg. kings Noun H6547 פַּרְעֹ֗ה par·'oh
"We have come to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 בָּאנוּ֒ ba·nu
to sojourn to sojourn Verb H1481 לָג֣וּר la·gur
in the land, earth, land Noun H776 בָּאָרֶץ֮ ba·'a·retz
for there is no nothing, nought Particle H369 אֵ֣ין ein
pasture a pasturage, pasture Noun H4829 מִרְעֶ֗ה mir·'eh
for your servants' slave, servant Noun H5650 לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ la·'a·va·dei·cha,
flocks, small cattle, sheep and goats, flock Noun H6629 לַצֹּאן֙ la·tzon
for the famine famine, hunger Noun H7458 הָרָעָ֖ב ha·ra·'av
is severe heavy Adjective H3515 כָבֵ֥ד cha·ved
in the land earth, land Noun H776 בְּאֶ֣רֶץ be·'e·retz
of Canaan. a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land W. of the Jordan Noun H3667 כְּנָ֑עַן ke·na·'an;
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Now, now Adverb H6258 וְעַתָּ֛ה ve·'at·tah
therefore, please I (we) pray, now Interjection H4994 נָ֥א na
let your servants slave, servant Noun H5650 עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ a·va·dei·cha
live to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 יֵֽשְׁבוּ־ ye·she·vu-
in the land earth, land Noun H776 בְּאֶ֥רֶץ be·'e·retz
of Goshen." a district in Eg., also a city in S. Judah Noun H1657 גֹּֽשֶׁן׃ go·shen.
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Canaan

CANAAN; CANAANITESka'-nan, ka'-nan-its (kena`an; Chanaan): 1. Geography 2. Meaning of the Name 3. The Results of Recent Excavations 4. History(1) Stone Age(2) Bronze Age(3) A Babylonian Province(4) Jerusalem Founded(5) The Hyksos(6) Egyptian Conquest(7) Tell el-Amarna Tablets 5. The Israelitsh Invasion 6. Culture 7. Art 8. Commerce 9. Art of WritingLITERATUR... View Details

Goshen

GOSHEN (1)go'-shen (goshen; Gesem):1. Meaning of Name:The region where the Hebrews dwelt in Egypt. If the Septuagint reading Gesem be correct, the word, which in its Hebrew form has no known meaning, may mean "cultivated"-comparing the Arabic root jashima, "to labor." Egyptologists have suggested a connection with the Egyptian word qas, meaning "inundated la... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 They said to Pharaoh, "We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now, therefore, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen."
King James Bible They said to moreover unto Pharaoh, "We have come For to sojourn in the land, land are we come; for there is thy servants have no pasture for your servants' flocks, their flocks; for the famine is severe sore in the land of Canaan. Now, Canaan: now therefore, please we pray thee, let your thy servants live dwell in the land of Goshen."
Hebrew Greek English They said to Pharaoh, "We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now, therefore, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen."