Genesis 47:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 47:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
יוֹסֵף֮
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אָבִ֣יו
ʼâb
H1
father
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֶחָיו֒
ʼâch
H251
brother
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָהֶ֤ם
אֲחֻזָּה֙
ʼăchuzzâh
H272
possession
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
בְּמֵיטַ֥ב
mêyṭâb
H4315
best
הָאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
רַעְמְסֵ֑ס
Raʻmᵉçêç
H7486
Raamses
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
צִוָּ֥ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
פַרְעֹֽה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joseph placed his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Joseph settled his father and his brothers, and he gave them property in the land of Egypt, in the best land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).