Genesis 45:27
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
רוּחַ
the spirit of
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רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
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שָׁלַח
he had sent
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שָׁלַח
To send. Shalach. God sent His Son. He still sends people today. You are sent. Every believer is a sent one carrying His authority.
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יוֹסֵף
Joseph
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יוֹסֵף
Joseph, may he add. Yowseph. From the root to add or increase. What looks like subtraction is often God's addition in disguise.
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דָבַר
he had spoken
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דָבַר
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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יַעֲקֹב
Jacob
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יַעֲקֹב
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
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