1ThenJosephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130couldnotrefrainhimselfbeforeallthemthatstoodH5975byhim;andhecried,CauseeverymanH376togoH3318outfromme.AndtherestoodH5975nomanH376withhim,whileJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130madeH3045himselfknownH3045untohisbrethren. 3AndJosephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130saidH559untohisbrethren,IamJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130; dothmyfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1yetH5750live?Andhisbrethrencouldnotanswerלַעֲנ֣וֹתla.'a.NotH6030him;fortheyweretroubledathispresenceH6440. 4AndJosephיוֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3130saidH559untohisbrethren,Comeneartome,Iprayyou.Andtheycamenear.AndhesaidH559,IamJosephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130yourbrotherH251,whomyesoldH4376intoEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714. 5Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258benotgrieved,norangryH2734withyourselves,thatyesoldH4376mehither:forGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430didsendH7971mebeforeyoutopreservelife. 6Forthesetwoyearsשְׁנָתַ֥יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141haththefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458beeninthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:andthereareyetH5750fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,inwhichthereshallbeneitherplowingחָרִ֖ישׁcha.RishH2758norharvestוְקָצִּֽיר׃ve.ka.TzirH7105. 7AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430sentH7971mebeforeyoutopreserveyouaremnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611intheearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andtosaveyoualiveוּלְהַחֲי֣וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421byagreatגְּדֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceלִפְלֵיטָ֖הlif.lei.TahH6413. 8SonowH6258itwasnotyouthatsentH7971mehither,butGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:andhehathmadeH7760meafatherלְאָ֜בle.'AvH1toPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֗הle.far.'OhH6547,andlordוּלְאָדוֹן֙u.le.'a.dOnH113ofallhishouseH1004,andrulerוּמֹשֵׁ֖לu.mo.ShelH4910overallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714. 9HasteH4116ye,andgoוַעֲל֣וּva.'a.LuH5927uptomyfatherאָבִי֒'a.ViH1,andsayH559untohim,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith thysonבִּנְךָ֣bin.KhaH1121Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathmadeH7760melordלְאָד֖וֹןle.'a.DonH113ofallEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:comeH5927downuntome, tarrynot; 10andthou shaltdwellוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֣ve.ya.shav.TaH3427inthelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofGoshenגֹּ֗שֶׁןGo.shenH1657,andthou shaltbeוְהָיִ֤יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961nearuntome, thou,andthychildren,andthychildren’schildren,andthyflocksH6629,andthyherdsH1241,andallthatthou hast: 11andtherewillInourishthee;forthereareyetH5750fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141offamineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thoucometopoverty, thou,andthyhouseholdוּבֵֽיתְךָ֖u.vei.te.KhaH1004,andallthatthou hast. 12And,behold,youreyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869seeרֹא֔וֹתro.'otH7200,andtheeyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofmybrotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144,thatitismymouthפִ֖יfiH6310thatspeaketh untoyou. 13Andyeshalltellוְהִגַּדְתֶּ֣םve.hi.gad.TemH5046myfatherלְאָבִ֗יle.'a.ViH1ofallmygloryH3519inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andofallthatyehaveseenH7200:andyeshallhasteH4116andbringוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םve.ho.rad.TemH3381downmyfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1hither. 14AndhefellH5307uponhisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Benjamin’sneckצַוְּארֵ֥יtza.ve.ReiH6677,andweptוַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058;andBenjaminH1144weptבָּכָ֖הba.KhahH1058uponhisneckצַוָּארָֽיו׃tza.va.RavH6677. 15AndhekissedH5401allhisbrethren,andweptוַיֵּ֣בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058uponthem:andafterthathisbrethrentalkedwithhim. 16AndthereportthereofwasheardH8085inPharaoh’shouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Joseph’sbrethrenarecomeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935:anditpleasedPharaohH6547wellH3190,andhisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650. 17AndPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,SayH559unto thybrethren,Thisdoye: ladeyourbeasts,andgoבֹ֖אוּVo.'uH935,getyouuntothelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667; 18andtakeH3947yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֛ם'a.vi.KhemH1andyourhouseholdsH1004,andcomeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935untome:andIwillgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֣הve.'e.te.NahH5414youthegoodטוּב֙tuvH2898ofthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andyeshalleatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398thefatחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776. 19Nowthou artcommandedצֻוֵּ֖יתָהtzu.Vei.tahH6680,thisdoye:takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947youwagonsoutofthelandמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714foryourlittleלְטַפְּכֶם֙le.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945,andforyourwivesH802,andbringH935yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֖ם'a.vi.KhemH1,andcomeוּבָאתֶֽם׃u.va.TemH935. 20Alsoregardnotyourstuff;forthegoodט֛וּבtuvH2898ofallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714isyours. 21Andthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didsoH3651:andJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130gaveH5414themwagons,accordingtothecommandmentofPharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,andgaveH5414themprovisionforthewayH1870. 22ToallofthemhegaveH5414eachmanH376changesofraiment;buttoBenjaminוּלְבִנְיָמִ֤ןu.le.vin.ya.MinH1144hegaveH5414threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967piecesofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,andfiveוְחָמֵ֖שׁve.cha.MeshH2568changesofraiment. 23Andtohisfatherוּלְאָבִ֞יוu.le.'a.VivH1hesentH7971afterthismanner:tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235asses ladenwiththegoodמִטּ֣וּבmi.TuvH2898thingsH2898ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andtenוְעֶ֣שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235she-asses ladenwithgrainבָּ֣רbarH1250andbreadH3899andprovisionforhisfatherלְאָבִ֖יוle.'a.VivH1bythewayH1870. 24SohesentH7971hisbrethrenawayH7971,andtheydeparted:andhesaidH559untothem, Seethatye fallnotoutbythewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870. 25AndtheywentH935upoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andcameH935intothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290theirfatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1. 27Andtheytoldhimallthewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130,whichhehadsaidH1696untothem:andwhenH834hesawH7200thewagonswhichJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130hadsentH7971tocarryלָשֵׂ֣אתla.SetH5375him,thespiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290theirfatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1revived: Commentaries on Genesis 45
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