Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 45:5-8

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.

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.

Read all of Genesis 45

Commentaries on Genesis 45