Genesis 47:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Pharaoh,פַּרְעֹ֔ה
(par·'oh,)
6547: a title of Eg. kingsof foreign origin
"The yearsשְׁנֵ֣י
(she·nei)
8141: a yearfrom shana
of my sojourningמְגוּרַ֔י
(me·gu·rai,)
4033: a sojourning place, dwelling place, a sojourningfrom gur
are one hundredוּמְאַ֖ת
(u·me·'at)
3967: hundreda prim. root
and thirty;שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים
(she·lo·shim)
7970: thirtyfrom the same as shalosh
fewמְעַ֣ט
(me·'at)
4592: a little, fewness, a fewfrom maat
and unpleasantוְרָעִ֗ים
(ve·ra·'im)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
have beenהָיוּ֙
(hai·u)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
the yearsשָׁנָ֑ה
(sha·nah;)
8141: a yearfrom shana
of my life, 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
norוְלֹ֣א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
have they attainedהִשִּׂ֗יגוּ
(his·si·gu)
5381: to reach, overtakea prim. root
the yearsשְׁנֵ֣י
(she·nei)
8141: a yearfrom shana
that my fathersאֲבֹתַ֔י
(a·vo·tai,)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
lived 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
during the daysיְמֵי֙
(ye·mei)
3117: daya prim. root
of their sojourning."מְגוּרֵיהֶֽם׃
(me·gu·rei·hem.)
4033: a sojourning place, dwelling place, a sojourningfrom gur


















KJV Lexicon
And Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto Pharaoh
Par`oh  (par-o')
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings -- Pharaoh.
The days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of the years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
of my pilgrimage
maguwr  (maw-goor')
a temporary abode; by extension, a permanent residence -- dwelling, pilgrimage, where sojourn, be a stranger.
are an hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
and thirty
shlowshiym  (shel-o-sheem')
thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth -- thirty, thirtieth.
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
few
m`at  (meh-at')
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very.
and evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
have the days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of the years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
of my life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
been and have not attained
nasag  (naw-sag')
to reach -- ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, surely, (over-)take (hold of, on, upon).
unto the days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of the years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
of the life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
of my fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
in the days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of their pilgrimage
maguwr  (maw-goor')
a temporary abode; by extension, a permanent residence -- dwelling, pilgrimage, where sojourn, be a stranger.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The years of my sojourning are one hundred and thirty; few and unpleasant have been the years of my life, nor have they attained the years that my fathers lived during the days of their sojourning."

King James Bible
And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jacob said to Pharaoh, "My pilgrimage has lasted 130 years. My years have been few and hard, and they have not surpassed the years of my fathers during their pilgrimages."

International Standard Version
"I'm 130 years old," Jacob replied. "My years have turned out to be few and unpleasant, but I haven't yet reached the age my ancestors did during their travels on earth."

NET Bible
Jacob said to Pharaoh, "All the years of my travels are 130. All the years of my life have been few and painful; the years of my travels are not as long as those of my ancestors."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jacob answered Pharaoh, "The length of my stay on earth has been 130 years. The years of my life have been few and difficult, fewer than my ancestors' years."

King James 2000 Bible
And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
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