Genesis 47:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
livedוַיְחִ֤י
(vay·chi)
2421a: to livea prim. root
in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץ
(be·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִם
(mitz·ra·yim,)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
seventeenשְׁבַ֥ע
(she·va)
7651: sevena prim. card. number
years;שָׁנָ֑ה
(sha·nah;)
8141: a yearfrom shana
so the lengthיְמֵֽי־
(ye·mei-)
3117: daya prim. root
of Jacob'sיַעֲקֹב֙
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
life 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
was one hundredוּמְאַ֖ת
(u·me·'at)
3967: hundreda prim. root
and forty-sevenוְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים
(ve·'ar·ba·'im)
705: fortyfrom the same as arba
years.שְׁנֵ֣י
(she·nei)
8141: a yearfrom shana


















KJV Lexicon
And Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
lived
chayah  (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
in the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
seventeen
`asar  (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
sheba`  (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
so the whole age
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.
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
was an hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
forty
'arba`iym  (ar-baw-eem')
forty -- forty.
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
and seven
sheba`  (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the length of Jacob's life was one hundred and forty-seven years.

King James Bible
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now Jacob lived in the land of Egypt 17 years, and his life span was 147 years.

International Standard Version
He lived for seventeen more years in Egypt, until he was 147 years old.

NET Bible
Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; the years of Jacob's life were 147 in all.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jacob lived in Egypt 17 years, so he lived a total of 147 years.

King James 2000 Bible
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was a hundred forty and seven years.
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