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Genesis 45

1Then Josephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130couldיָכֹ֨לya.KholH3201no longerוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808control himselfלְהִתְאַפֵּ֗קle.hit.'a.PekH662before allלְכֹ֤לle.KholH3605his attendantsהַנִּצָּבִים֙ha.ni.tza.VimH5324,and he cried outעָלָ֔יו וַיִּקְרָ֕א'a.Lav vai.yik.Ra'H5921H7121, “Send everyoneכָל־ אִ֖ישׁkhol- 'ishH3605H376awayהוֹצִ֥יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318from meמֵעָלָ֑יme.'a.LaiH5921!”So noneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808of themwere withעָ֤מַד אִישׁ֙'A.mad 'ishH5975H376Josephאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854when heיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130made himself knownבְּהִתְוַדַּ֥עbe.hit.va.Da'H3045toאֶל־'el-H413his brothersאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.
2But he weptבִּבְכִ֑יbiv.KhiH1065so loudlyוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853קֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963that the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713heard himוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085,and Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004soonheard of itוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085.
3Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251, “Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130!Is my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1stillהַע֥וֹדha.'odH5750aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416?”But theyאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251were unableוְלֹֽא־ יָכְל֤וּve.lo'- ya.khe.LuH3808H3201to answerלַעֲנ֣וֹתla.'a.NotH6030himאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they were terrifiedנִבְהֲל֖וּniv.ha.LuH926in his presenceמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.
4Then Josephיוֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his brothersאֶחָ֛יו'e.ChavH251, “Pleaseנָ֥א אֵלַ֖יna' 'e.LaiH4994H413come near meגְּשׁוּ־ge.shu-H5066.”And theyוַיִּגָּ֑שׁוּvai.yi.Ga.shuH5066did so. “Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589am Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130,your brotherאֲחִיכֶ֔ם'a.chi.KhemH251,”he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “the oneאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you soldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376אֹתִ֖י'o.TiH853into Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714!
5And nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258,do notאַל־'al-H408be distressedתֵּעָ֣צְב֗וּ וְאַל־te.'A.tze.Vu ve.'al-H6087H408or angryיִ֙חַר֙yi.charH2734with yourselvesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.KhemH5869thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588you soldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376meאֹתִ֖י'o.TiH853into this placeהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588it was to save livesלְמִֽחְיָ֔הle.mich.YahH4241that Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sent meשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971before youלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440.
6Forכִּי־ki-H3588the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458has coveredבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776theseזֶ֛הzehH2088two yearsשְׁנָתַ֥יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141,and there will be fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568moreוְעוֹד֙ve.'OdH5750yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834withoutאֵין־'ein-H369plowingחָרִ֖ישׁcha.RishH2758or harvestingוְקָצִּֽיר׃ve.ka.TzirH7105.
7Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430sent meוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִיvai.yish.la.Che.niH7971before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440to preserveלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760youas a remnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611on the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776and to save your livesוּלְהַחֲי֣וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421by a greatגְּדֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceלִפְלֵיטָ֖הlif.lei.TahH6413.
8Thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258it was notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808youאַתֶּ֞ם'a.TemH859who sentשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םshe.lach.TemH7971meאֹתִי֙'o.TiH853hereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008,butכִּ֖יkiH3588Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,who has made meוַיְשִׂימֵ֨נִֽיvay.si.Me.niH7760a fatherלְאָ֜בle.'AvH1to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֗הle.far.'OhH6547—lordוּלְאָדוֹן֙u.le.'a.dOnH113of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his householdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004and rulerוּמֹשֵׁ֖לu.mo.ShelH4910over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

Joseph Sends for His Father

9Now returnוַעֲל֣וּva.'a.LuH5927quicklyמַהֲרוּ֮ma.ha.RuH4116toאֶל־'el-H413my fatherאָבִי֒'a.ViH1and tellוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, ‘This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541your sonבִּנְךָ֣bin.KhaH1121Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559:Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430has made meשָׂמַ֧נִיsa.Ma.niH7760lordלְאָד֖וֹןle.'a.DonH113of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.Come downרְדָ֥הre.DahH3381to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413withoutאַֽל־'al-H408delayתַּעֲמֹֽד׃ta.'a.ModH5975.
10You shall settleוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֣ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of Goshenגֹּ֗שֶׁןGo.shenH1657and beוְהָיִ֤יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961near meקָרוֹב֙ אֵלַ֔יka.rOv 'e.LaiH7138H413—youאַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH859and your childrenH1121and grandchildrenH1121,your flocksוְצֹאנְךָ֥ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629and herdsוּבְקָרְךָ֖u.ve.ka.re.ChaH1241,and everything you ownוְכָל־ve.kholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834.
11And thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033I will provideוְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֤יve.khil.kal.TiH3557for youאֹֽתְךָ֙'o.te.KhaH853,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588there will be fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568moreע֛וֹדodH5750yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141of famineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458.Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435,youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859and your householdוּבֵֽיתְךָ֖u.vei.te.KhaH1004and everythingוְכָל־ve.kholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you ownwill come to destitutionתִּוָּרֵ֛שׁti.va.ReshH3423.’
12Beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009!Youעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869and my brotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144can seeרֹא֔וֹת וְעֵינֵ֖יro.'ot ve.'ei.NeiH5869H7200thatכִּי־ki-H3588Iפִ֖יfiH6310, Joseph,am the one speakingהַֽמְדַבֵּ֥רham.da.BerH1696with youאֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH413.
13Tellוְהִגַּדְתֶּ֣םve.hi.gad.TemH5046my fatherלְאָבִ֗יle.'a.ViH1אֶת־'et-H853about allכָּל־kol-H3605my splendorכְּבוֹדִי֙ke.vo.DiH3519in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have seenרְאִיתֶ֑םre.'i.TemH7200.And bringוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םve.ho.rad.TemH3381אֶת־'et-H853my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1down hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008quicklyוּמִֽהַרְתֶּ֛םu.mi.har.TemH4116.”
14Then Joseph threw his arms aroundוַיִּפֹּ֛ל עַל־ צַוְּארֵ֥יvai.yi.Pol 'al- tza.ve.ReiH5307H5921H6677his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Benjaminבִנְיָמִֽן־vin.ya.min-H1144and weptוַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058,and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144weptבָּכָ֖הba.KhahH1058asעַל־'al-H5921they embracedצַוָּארָֽיו׃tza.va.RavH6677.
15Joseph kissedוַיְנַשֵּׁ֥קvay.na.ShekH5401eachלְכָל־le.kholH3605of his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251as he weptוַיֵּ֣בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058over themעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921.And afterwardוְאַ֣חֲרֵי כֵ֔ןve.'A.cha.rei KhenH310H3651his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251talkedדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696with himאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854.

Pharaoh Invites Jacob to Egypt

16When the newsוְהַקֹּ֣לve.ha.KolH6963reachedנִשְׁמַ֗עnish.Ma'H8085Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙ לֵאמֹ֔רpar.'Oh le.MorH6547H559houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004that Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130brothersאֲחֵ֣י'a.CheiH251had comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935,Pharaohבְּעֵינֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔הbe.'ei.Nei far.'OhH6547H5869and his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650were pleasedוַיִּיטַב֙ וּבְעֵינֵ֖יvai.yi.Tav u.ve.'ei.NeiH3190H5869.
17Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “Tellאֱמֹ֥ר אֶל־'e.Mor 'el-H559H413your brothersאַחֶ֖יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, ‘Doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213as followsזֹ֣אתzotH2063:Loadטַֽעֲנוּ֙ta.'a.NuH2943אֶת־'et-H853your animalsבְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔םbe.'I.re.KhemH1165and returnוּלְכוּ־ בֹ֖אוּu.le.khu- Vo.'uH1980H935to the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.
18Then bringוּקְח֧וּu.ke.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֛ם'a.vi.KhemH1וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and your familiesבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004and returnוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413.I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֣הve.'e.te.NahH5414youאֶת־'et-H853the bestטוּב֙tuvH2898of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and you shall eatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398אֶת־'et-H853from the fatחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.’
19Youוְאַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH859are also directed to tell themצֻוֵּ֖יתָה זֹ֣את עֲשׂ֑וּtzu.Vei.tah zot 'a.SuH6680H6213H2063: ‘Takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947wagonsעֲגָל֗וֹתa.ga.LotH5699from the landמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for your young childrenלְטַפְּכֶם֙le.ta.pe.KhemH2945and your wivesוְלִנְשֵׁיכֶ֔םve.lin.shei.KhemH802,and bringוּנְשָׂאתֶ֥םu.ne.sa.TemH5375אֶת־'et-H853your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֖ם'a.vi.KhemH1and come backוּבָאתֶֽם׃u.va.TemH935.
20But pay no regardוְעֵ֣ינְכֶ֔ם אַל־ תָּחֹ֖סve.'Ei.ne.Khem 'al- ta.ChosH408H5869H2347toעַל־'al-H5921your belongingsכְּלֵיכֶ֑םke.lei.KhemH3627,forכִּי־ki-H3588the bestט֛וּבtuvH2898of allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714isהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931yours.’”
21So the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213as they were toldכֵן֙khenH3651.Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414themwagonsעֲגָל֖וֹתa.ga.LotH5699asעַל־'al-H5921Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547had instructedפִּ֣יpiH6310,and he also gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414themprovisionsצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for their journeyלַדָּֽרֶךְ׃la.Da.rekhH1870.
22לְכֻלָּ֥םle.khu.LamH3605He gaveנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414newחֲלִפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487garmentsשְׂמָלֹ֑תse.ma.LotH8071to each of themלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376,but to Benjaminוּלְבִנְיָמִ֤ןu.le.vin.ya.MinH1144he gaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967shekelsof silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701and fiveוְחָמֵ֖שׁve.cha.MeshH2568setsחֲלִפֹ֥תcha.li.FotH2487of clothesשְׂמָלֹֽת׃se.ma.LotH8071.
23And he sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971to his fatherוּלְאָבִ֞יוu.le.'a.VivH1the followingכְּזֹאת֙ke.zoTH2063:tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235donkeysחֲמֹרִ֔יםcha.mo.RimH2543loadedנֹשְׂאִ֖יםno.se.'ImH5375with the bestמִטּ֣וּבmi.TuvH2898of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and tenוְעֶ֣שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235female donkeysאֲתֹנֹ֡ת'a.to.NotH860loadedנֹֽ֠שְׂאֹתNo.se.'otH5375with grainבָּ֣רbarH1250and breadוָלֶ֧חֶםva.Le.chemH3899and provisionsוּמָז֛וֹןu.ma.ZonH4202for his father’sלְאָבִ֖יוle.'a.VivH1journeyלַדָּֽרֶךְ׃la.Da.rekhH1870.
24Then Joseph sent his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251on their wayוַיְשַׁלַּ֥חvay.sha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853,and as they were leavingוַיֵּלֵ֑כוּvai.ye.Le.khuH1980,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413, “Do notאַֽל־'al-H408quarrelתִּרְגְּז֖וּtir.ge.ZuH7264on the wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870!”

The Revival of Jacob

25So the brothers went upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶֽל־'el-H413their fatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290in the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667.
26“Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130is stillע֚וֹדodH5750aliveחַ֔יChaiH2416,”they saidוַיַּגִּ֨דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “andוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588heה֥וּאhu'H1931is rulerמֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714!”But Jacob was stunnedוַיָּ֣פָג לִבּ֔וֹvai.Ya.fog li.BoH6313H3820,forכִּ֥יkiH3588he did notלֹא־lo'-H3808believeהֶאֱמִ֖יןhe.'e.MinH539them.
27However, when they relayedוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696אֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413אֵ֣ת'etH853allכָּל־ דִּבְרֵ֤יkol- div.ReiH3605H1697thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130had toldדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413,and when he sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the wagonsהָ֣עֲגָל֔וֹתha.'a.ga.LotH5699thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130had sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to carry himלָשֵׂ֣אתla.SetH5375backאֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853,the spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307of their fatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290was revivedוַתְּחִ֕יva.te.ChiH2421.
28“Enoughרַ֛בravH7227!”declaredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478. “My sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121Josephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130is stillעוֹד־'od-H5750aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416!I will goאֵֽלְכָ֥ה'e.le.KhahH1980to see himוְאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּve.'er.'E.nuH7200beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191.”

Commentaries on Genesis 45

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