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Genesis 47:18-26

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.

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