Gen 47:9 | NETfull | STEP | 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.”

Genesis 47:9

9 Jacob said to Pharaoh, “All ^{▼▼ Heb “the days of.”} the years of my travels ^{▼▼ Heb “sojournings.” Jacob uses a term that depicts him as one who has lived an unsettled life, temporarily residing in many different places.} are 130. All ^{▼▼ Heb “the days of.”} the years of my life have been few and painful; ^{▼▼ The Hebrew word רַע (ra’) can sometimes mean “evil,” but that would give the wrong connotation here, where it refers to pain, difficulty, and sorrow. Jacob is thinking back through all the troubles he had to endure to get to this point.} the years of my travels are not as long as those of my ancestors.” ^{▼▼ Heb “and they have not reached the days of the years of my fathers in the days of their sojournings.”}