Psalms 105:17

105:16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

KJV

He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.

He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

105:18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: he: Heb. his soul came into iron

What does Psalms 105:17 mean?

Psalms 105:17 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁלַח (shâlach), אִישׁ (ʼîysh), פָּנִים (pânîym).

Hebrew interlinear

sentשָׁלַחshâlach/shaw-lakh'/H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

beforeפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

them,

even

Joseph,יוֹסֵףYôwçêph/yo-safe'/H3130Joseph, the name of seven Israelites

who

was

soldמָכַרmâkar/maw-kar'/H4376to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)

for

servant:עֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant

Topics

Afflicted Saints Predestination

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 105:17.

Genesis 18:16

And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

Genesis 24:59

And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.

Genesis 24:61

And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

Genesis 24:65

For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

Genesis 26:31

And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

Genesis 30:25

And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.

Genesis 32:18

Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.

Genesis 32:5

And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 105:17 say?

Psalms 105:17 (King James Version) reads: "He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:"

Is Psalms 105:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 105:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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