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Genesis 47

1ThenJosephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130wentH935inandtoldH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹה֒le.far.'OhH6547,andsaidH559,Myfatherאָבִ֨י'a.ViH1andmybrethren,andtheirflocksוְצֹאנָ֤םve.tzo.NamH6629,andtheirherdsוּבְקָרָם֙u.ve.ka.RamH1241,andallthattheyhave,arecomeH935outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;and,behold,theyareinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

2AndfromamonghisbrethrenhetookH3947fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menH376,andpresentedthemuntoPharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

3AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547saidH559untohisbrethren,Whatisyouroccupation?AndtheysaidH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650areshepherdsH7462,bothwe,andourfathersאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

4AndtheysaidH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547,Tosojourninthelandבָּאָרֶץ֮ba.'a.RetzH776arewecomeבָּאנוּ֒ba.NuH935;forthereisnopastureמִרְעֶ֗הmir.'EhH4829forthyservants’לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650flocksH6629;forthefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458issoreinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667:nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,wepraythee,letthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650dwellיֵֽשְׁבוּ־ye.she.vu-H3427inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

5AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547spake untoJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,sayingH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1andthybrethrenarecomeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935unto thee:

6thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714isbeforethee;inthebestofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776makeH7760thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1andthybrethrentodwellהוֹשֵׁ֥בho.ShevH3427;inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657letthemdwellיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427:andifthou knowestanyablemenH376amongthem,thenmakeH7760themrulersovermycattle.

7AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130broughtH935inJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,andsetH5975himbeforePharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547:andJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290blessedH1288Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

8AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidH559untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,HowH4100manyarethedaysיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117oftheyearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141ofthylife?

9AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,Thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117oftheyearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141ofmypilgrimageareahundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:fewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592andevilH7451havebeenH1961thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117oftheyearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141ofmylife,andtheyhavenotattaineduntothedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117oftheyearsשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8141ofthelifeofmyfathersH1inthedaysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117oftheirpilgrimage.

10AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290blessedH1288Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,andwentH3318outfromthepresenceH6440ofPharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

11AndJosephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130placedhisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1andhisbrethren,andgaveH5414themapossessionאֲחֻזָּה֙'a.chu.ZahH272inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,inthebestofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofRamesesרַעְמְסֵ֑סra'.me.SesH7486,asPharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547hadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.

12AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130nourishedhisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1,andhisbrethren,andallhisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,withbreadH3899,accordingtotheirfamilies.

13AndtherewasnobreadH3899inallthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;forthefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966sore,sothatthelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714andthelandוְאֶ֣רֶץve.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667faintedbyreasonofthefamineהָרָעָֽב׃ha.ra.'AvH7458.

14AndJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130gatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֣טvay.la.KetH3950upallthemoneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701thatwasfoundH4672inthelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andinthelandוּבְאֶ֣רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,forthegrainבַּשֶּׁ֖בֶרba.She.verH7668whichtheyboughtH7666:andJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130broughtH935themoneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701intoPharaoh’shouseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004.

15Andwhenthemoneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701wasallspentinthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714,andinthelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַעַן֒ke.na.'AnH3667,alltheEgyptianscameH935untoJosephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130,andsaidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051usbreadH3899:forwhyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100shouldwedieנָמ֖וּתna.MutH4191inthypresence?forourmoneyכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701faileth.

16AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidH559,Giveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414yourcattle;andIwillgiveH5414youforyourcattle,ifmoneyכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701fail.

17AndtheybroughtH935theircattleH1241untoJosephיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130;andJosephיוֹסֵ֨ףyo.SefH3130gaveH5414thembreadH3899inexchangeforthehorsesH5483,andfortheflocksהַצֹּ֛אןha.TzonH6629,andfortheherdsהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241,andfortheasses:andhefedthemwithbreadH3899inexchangeforalltheircattleH1241forthatyearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.

18Andwhenthatyearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141wasendedH8552,theycameH935untohimthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141,andsaidH559untohim,Wewillnothideנְכַחֵ֣דne.kha.ChedH3582frommylordמֵֽאֲדֹנִ֔יme.'a.do.NiH113,howthatourmoneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701isallspent;andtheherdsofcattleהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929aremylord’sאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113;thereisnoughtleftH7604inthesightofmylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,butourbodiesגְּוִיָּתֵ֖נוּge.vi.ya.Te.nuH1472,andourlandsוְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ׃ve.'ad.ma.Te.nuH127:

19whereforeshouldwedieנָמ֣וּתna.MutH4191beforethineeyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,bothweandourlandאַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127?buyקְנֵֽה־ke.neh-H7069usandourlandאַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127forbreadH3899,andweandourlandוְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙ve.'ad.ma.Te.nuH127willbeוְנִֽהְיֶ֞הve.nih.YehH1961servantsH5650untoPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547:andgiveוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414usseedזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233,thatwemayliveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421,andnotdieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191,andthatthelandוְהָאֲדָמָ֖הve.ha.'a.da.MahH127beH1961notdesolateתֵשָֽׁם׃te.ShamH3456.

20SoJosephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130boughtH7069allthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714forPharaohH6547;fortheEgyptianssoldH4376everymanH376hisfieldשָׂדֵ֔הוּsa.De.huH7704,becausethefamineהָרָעָ֑בha.ra.'AvH7458wasוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961soreuponthem:andthelandH776becameH1961Pharaoh’s.

21Andasforthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,heremovedthemtothecitiesלֶעָרִ֑יםle.'a.RimH5892fromoneendמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097oftheborderH1366ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714eventotheotherendקָצֵֽהוּ׃ka.Tze.huH7097thereof.

22Onlyרַ֛קrakH7535thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548boughtH7069henot:forthepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548hadaportionH2706fromPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547,anddideatוְאָֽכְל֤וּve.'a.khe.LuH398theirportionH2706whichPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547gaveH5414them; whereforetheysoldH4376nottheirlandאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127.

23ThenJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidH559untothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,Behold,IhaveboughtH7069youthisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117andyourlandאַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם'ad.mat.KhemH127forPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547:lo,hereהֵן֩henH2005isseedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233foryou,andyeshallsowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֖םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232thelandהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

24Anditshallcometopassattheingatherings,thatyeshallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414afifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549untoPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547,andfourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702partsshallbeH1961yourown,forseedלְזֶ֨רַעle.Ze.ra'H2233ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֧הha.sa.DehH7704,andforyourfoodוּֽלְאָכְלְכֶ֛םu.le.'a.khe.le.KhemH400,andforthemofyourhouseholdsH1004,andforfoodH400foryourlittleלְטַפְּכֶֽם׃le.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945.

25AndtheysaidH559, Thou hast savedourlivesH2421:letusfindנִמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580inthesightofmylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,andwewillbeוְהָיִ֥ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuH1961Pharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547servantsH5650.

26AndJosephיוֹסֵ֡ףyo.SefH3130madeH7760itastatuteלְחֹק֩le.ChokH2706concerningthelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untothisdayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547shouldhavethefifth;onlyרַ֞קrakH7535thelandאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127ofthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548aloneלְבַדָּ֔םle.va.DamH905becameH1961notPharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

27AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּ֑שֶׁןGo.shenH1657;andtheygatthempossessionsוַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּvai.ye.'a.cha.ZuH270therein,andwerefruitfulוַיִּפְר֥וּvai.yif.RuH6509,andmultipliedH7235exceedinglyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

28AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290livedH2421inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714seventeenyearsH8141:sothedaysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117ofJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290,theyearsH8141ofhislife,wereH1961ahundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705andsevenH7651yearsH8141.

29AndthetimedrewH7126nearthatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478mustdieלָמוּת֒la.MutH4191:andhecalledH7121hissonלִבְנ֣וֹliv.NoH1121Josephלְיוֹסֵ֗ףle.yo.SefH3130,andsaidH559untohim,IfnowIhavefoundH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580inthysight,putH4191,Ipraythee, thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027undermythighיְרֵכִ֑יye.re.KhiH3409,anddealkindlyandtrulywithme:buryתִקְבְּרֵ֖נִיtik.be.Re.niH6912menot,Ipraythee,inEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

30butwhenIsleepwithmyfathersH1, thou shaltcarryוּנְשָׂאתַ֙נִי֙u.ne.sa.Ta.niH5375meoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andburyוּקְבַרְתַּ֖נִיu.ke.var.Ta.niH6912meintheirburying-place.AndhesaidH559,Iwilldoasthou hastsaidH559.

31AndhesaidH559,SwearH7650untome:andhesware untohim.AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfuponthebed’sheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218.

Commentaries on Genesis 47

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