Genesis 47:5

And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֔ה par.'Oh	H6547	Paroh · noun, masculine singular absolute
spake	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֖ף yo.Sef	H3130	Joseph · proper noun, a man's name
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
father	אָבִ֥יךָ 'a.Vi.kha	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
brethren	וְאַחֶ֖יךָ ve.'a.Chei.kha	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
come	בָּ֥אוּ Ba.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 47:1-12

Here is, I. The respect which Joseph, as a subject, showed to his prince. Though he was his favourite, and prime-minister of state, and had had particular orders from him to send for his father down to Egypt, yet he would not suffer him to settle till he had given notice of it to Pharaoh, Gen 47:1. Christ, our Joseph, disposes of his followers in his kingdom as it is prepared of his Father, saying, It is not mine to give, Mat 20:23. II. The respect which Joseph, as a brother, showed to his brethren, notwithstanding all the unkindness he had formerly received from them. 1. Though he was a great man, and they were comparatively mean and despicable, especially in Egypt, yet he owned them. Let t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 47:4

For to sojourn . . . are we come--The royal conversation took the course which Joseph had anticipated (Gen 46:33), and they answered according to previous instructions--manifesting, however, in their determination to return to Canaan, a faith and piety which affords a hopeful symptom of their having become all, or most of them, religious men.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 47:2

He took some of his brethren - There is something very strange in the original; literally translated it signifies "from the end or extremity (מקצה miktseh) of his brethren he took five men." This has been understood six different ways. 1. Joseph took five of his brethren that came first to hand - at random, without design or choice. 2. Joseph took five of the meanest-looking of his brethren to present before Pharaoh, fearing if he had taken the sightliest that Pharaoh would detain them for his service, whereby their religion and morals might be corrupted. 3. Joseph took five of the best made and finest-looking of his brethren, and presented them before Pharaoh, wishing to impress his mind wi…

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John Gill on Genesis 47:5

And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph,.... Who was present at the conversation that passed between him and his brethren: saying, thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee; which is observed, not for Joseph's information, but to lead on to what he had to say further.

The Church Fathers

REPETITION. — Jacob and his sons came to Egypt, where Joseph was. And Pharaoh king of Egypt heard it. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Thy father and thy brethren have come to thee. There you have the land of Egypt before you. settle thy father and thy brethren in the best land. This is a repetition. It is not a forgotten thing, to which it is returned again and again in a dark way by means of a recapitulation. On the contrary, it is very clear. In fact, the Scripture had already said how the brothers of Joseph had come to Pharaoh and what he had told them or what they had answered. Now the sacred writer resumes his narrative as at the beginning, and connects it with what precedes by the words which Pharaoh makes Joseph hear in particular. Of all these things that appear in the Greek codices, written by more careful men, some carry obelisks, which indicate the things that are missing in the Hebrew text and are found in the Septuagint, and others bear asterisks, which indicate what the codices have Hebrews and missing in the Septuagint. [
— Augustine of Hippo, QUESTIONS ON GENESIS, Q. 154 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)

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Dictionary and topics

City — The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain (Gen. 4:17). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12). Next, we have…
Pharaoh — The official title borne by the Egyptian kings down to the time when that country was conquered by the Greeks. (See EGYPT.) The name is a compound, as some think, of the words Ra, the “sun” or…
Egypt · Inhabitants of: Hospitable — Inhabitants of: Hospitable
Kindness · .Pharaoh to Jacob — .Pharaoh to Jacob

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 47:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 47:1-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 47:4

Adam Clarke on Genesis 47:2

John Gill on Genesis 47:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 47:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 47:1-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 47:4

Adam Clarke on Genesis 47:2

John Gill on Genesis 47:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 47:5

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 47:3-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 47:1-6

Rashi on Genesis 47:2