Genesis 47:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
As for the people,הָעָ֔ם
(ha·'am,)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
he removedהֶעֱבִ֥יר
(he·'e·vir)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
them to the citiesלֶעָרִ֑ים
(le·'a·rim;)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
from one endמִקְצֵ֥ה
(mik·tzeh)
7097a: end, extremityfrom qatsah
of Egypt'sמִצְרַ֖יִם
(mitz·ra·yim)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
borderגְבוּל־
(ge·vul-)
1366: border, boundary, territoryfrom an unused word
to the other.קָצֵֽהוּ׃
(ka·tze·hu.)
7097a: end, extremityfrom qatsah


















KJV Lexicon
And as for the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
he removed
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
them to cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
from one end
qatseh  (kaw-tseh')
an extremity -- after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-)finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-)side, some, ut(-ter-)most (part).
of the borders
gbuwl  (gheb-ool')
a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extens. the territory inclosed -- border, bound, coast, great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
of Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
even to the other end
qatseh  (kaw-tseh')
an extremity -- after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-)finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-)side, some, ut(-ter-)most (part).
thereof
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
As for the people, he removed them to the cities from one end of Egypt's border to the other.

King James Bible
And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and Joseph moved the people to the cities from one end of Egypt to the other.

International Standard Version
Then Joseph transported the people to cities from one end of Egypt to the other.

NET Bible
Joseph made all the people slaves from one end of Egypt's border to the other end of it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All over Egypt Joseph moved the people to the cities.

King James 2000 Bible
And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
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