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And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And take accept Verb H3947 וּקְח֧וּ u·ke·chu
your father chief Noun H1 אֲבִיכֶ֛ם a·vi·chem
and your households court Noun H1004 בָּתֵּיכֶ֖ם bat·tei·chem
and come abide Verb H935 וּבֹ֣אוּ u·vo·'u
you the good fair Noun H2898 טוּב֙ tuv
of the land common Noun H776 אֶ֣רֶץ e·retz
of Egypt Egypt Noun H4714 מִצְרַ֔יִם mitz·ra·yim,
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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and ye shall eat burn up Verb H398 וְאִכְל֖וּ ve·'ich·lu
the fat best Noun H2459 חֵ֥לֶב che·lev
of the land common Noun H776 הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ha·'a·retz.

Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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King James Bible And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
Hebrew Greek English And and take your father and your households, households and come unto me: to me, and I will give you the good best of the land of Egypt, Egypt and ye shall you will eat the fat of the land.'
New American Standard Bible 1995 And and take your father and your households, households and come unto me: to me, and I will give you the good best of the land of Egypt, Egypt and ye shall you will eat the fat of the land.'