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Exodus 1:1-7

1Theseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478who wentהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714withאֵ֣ת'etH854Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376בָּֽאוּ׃Ba.'uH935with his familyוּבֵית֖וֹu.vei.ToH1004:

2Reubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205,Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,Leviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878,and Judahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063;

3Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֥רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֖ןze.vu.LunH2074,and Benjaminוּבְנְיָמִֽן׃u.ve.ne.ya.MinH1144;

4Danדָּ֥ןdanH1835and Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֖יve.naf.ta.LiH5321;Gadגָּ֥דgadH1410and Asherוְאָשֵֽׁר׃ve.'a.SherH836.

5The descendantsנֶ֛פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of Jacobיֹצְאֵ֥י יֶֽרֶךְ־ יַעֲקֹ֖בyo.tze.'Ei ye.rekh- ya.'a.KoH3290 H3318 H3409numberedוַֽיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657in allכָּל־ נָ֑פֶשׁkol- Na.feshH3605 H5315,including Josephוְיוֹסֵ֖ףve.yo.SefH3130,who wasהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961already in Egyptבְמִצְרָֽיִם׃ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

6Now Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605thatהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931generationהַדּ֥וֹרha.DorH1755diedוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,

7but the Israelitesוּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לu.ve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478were fruitfulפָּר֧וּpa.RuH6509and increased rapidlyוַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּvai.yish.re.TzuH8317;they multipliedוַיִּרְבּ֥וּvai.yir.BuH7235and became exceedinglyH3966numerousוַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּvai.ya.'atz.MuH6105,so that the landהָאָ֖רֶץ אֹתָֽם׃ פha.'A.retz 'o.TamH776 H854was filled with themוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390.

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