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Genesis 45:5-15

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.

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