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Genesis 45:16-24

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.’”

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!”

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