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Genesis 45:16-20

16When the newsוְהַקֹּ֣לve.ha.KolH6963reachedנִשְׁמַ֗עnish.Ma'H8085Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙ לֵאמֹ֔רpar.'Oh le.MorH6547 H559houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004that Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130brothersאֲחֵ֣י'a.CheiH251had comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935,Pharaohבְּעֵינֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔הbe.'ei.Nei far.'OhH6547 H5869and his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650were pleasedוַיִּיטַב֙ וּבְעֵינֵ֖יvai.yi.Tav u.ve.'ei.NeiH3190 H5869.

17Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “Tellאֱמֹ֥ר אֶל־'e.Mor 'el-H559 H413your brothersאַחֶ֖יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, ‘Doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213as followsזֹ֣אתzotH2063:Loadטַֽעֲנוּ֙ta.'a.NuH2943אֶת־'et-H853your animalsבְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔םbe.'I.re.KhemH1165and returnוּלְכוּ־ בֹ֖אוּu.le.khu- Vo.'uH1980 H935to 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.SuH6680 H6213 H2063: ‘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.ChosH408 H5869 H2347toעַל־'al-H5921your belongingsכְּלֵיכֶ֑םke.lei.KhemH3627,forכִּי־ki-H3588the bestט֛וּבtuvH2898of allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714isהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931yours.’”

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