Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 45:5-15
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.
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.’
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.
Commentaries on Genesis 45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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