“the fat of the land”
KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And take” | וּקְח֧וּ | To take (in the widest variety of applications) | take |
| “your father” | אֲבִיכֶ֛ם | Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application | father |
| “and your households,” | בָּֽתֵּיכֶ֖ם | A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) | households |
| “and come” | וּבֹ֣אוּ | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | come |
| “unto” | אֵלָ֑י | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “me: and I will give” | וְאֶתְּנָ֣ה | To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) | give |
| “you” | וְאֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | you |
| “the good” | טוּב֙ | Good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare | good |
| “of the land” | אֶ֣רֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | land |
| “of Egypt,” | מִצְרַ֔יִם | Mitsrajim, i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt | Egypt |
| “and ye shall eat” | וְאִכְל֖וּ | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
| “the fat” | חֵ֥לֶב | Fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part | fat |
| “of the land.” | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | land |
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16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
18 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.
19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.
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