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Genesis 45:4-7

4Then Josephיוֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his brothersאֶחָ֛יו'e.ChavH251, “Pleaseנָ֥א אֵלַ֖יna' 'e.LaiH4994 H413come 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-H6087 H408or 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.

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