New American Standard Bible 1995

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and take your father and your households and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you will eat the fat of the land.'

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
and take to take Verb H3947 וּקְח֧וּ u·ke·chu
your father father Noun H1 אֲבִיכֶ֛ם a·vi·chem
and your households a house Noun H1004 בָּתֵּיכֶ֖ם bat·tei·chem
and come to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וּבֹ֣אוּ u·vo·'u
to me, and I will give to give, put, set Verb H5414 וְאֶתְּנָ֣ה ve·'et·te·nah
you the best good things, goods, goodness Noun H2898 טוּב֙ tuv
of the land earth, land Noun H776 אֶ֣רֶץ e·retz
of Egypt a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa 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 you will eat to eat Verb H398 וְאִכְל֖וּ ve·'ich·lu
the fat fat Noun H2459 חֵ֥לֶב che·lev
of the land.' earth, land Noun H776 הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ha·'a·retz.

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