Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 46

1So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478set outוַיִּסַּ֤עvai.yi.Sa'H5265with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had,and when he cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toבְּאֵ֣רָהbe.'E.rahH884Beershebaשָּׁ֑בַעSha.va'H884,he offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֔יםze.va.ChimH2077to the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

2And that nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430spokeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478in a visionבְּמַרְאֹ֣תbe.mar.'OtH4759: “Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣ב׀ya.'a.KoH3290,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290!”He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Here I amהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009,”replied Jacobוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

3“Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595am Godהָאֵ֖לha.'ElH410,”He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372to go downמֵרְדָ֣הme.re.DahH3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will makeאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֥'a.si.me.KhaH7760you into a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

4Iאָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595will go downאֵרֵ֤ד'e.RedH3381withעִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH5973you to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.KhiH595will surelyאַֽעַלְךָ֣ גַם־'a.'al.Kha gam-H1571 H5927bring you backעָלֹ֑ה'a.LohH5927.And Joseph’sוְיוֹסֵ֕ףve.yo.SefH3130own handsיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027will closeיָשִׁ֥ית עַל־ya.Shit 'al-H7896 H5921your eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869.”

5Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290departedוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965fromמִבְּאֵ֣רmi.be.'ErH884Beershebaשָׁ֑בַעSha.va'H884,and the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֗ם'a.vi.HemH1וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290in the wagonsבָּעֲגָל֕וֹתba.'a.ga.LotH5699אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547had sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to carry himלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,along with their childrenטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945אֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853and wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802.

6They also tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853the livestockמִקְנֵיהֶ֗םmik.nei.HemH4735וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and possessionsרְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.ShamH7399אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they had acquiredרָֽכְשׁוּ֙ra.khe.ShuH7408in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his offspringזַרְע֥וֹzar.'OH2233wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935אִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

Those Who Went to Egypt

(Exodus 1:1–7)

7Jacobtookהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935with himאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ סmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714his sonsH1121and grandsonsH1121אִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854, andhis daughtersבְּנֹתָ֛יוbe.no.TavH1323and granddaughtersוּבְנ֥וֹתu.ve.NotH1323 H1121—allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his offspringזַרְע֑וֹzar.'OH2233.

The Children of Leah

8Now theseוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמ֧וֹתshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478(Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290and his descendantsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121)who wentהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935to Egyptמִצְרַ֖יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714:Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205,Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290firstbornבְּכֹ֥רbe.KhorH1060.

9The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205:Hanochחֲנ֥וֹךְcha.NokhH2585,Palluוּפַלּ֖וּאu.fa.Lu'H6396,Hezronוְחֶצְר֥וֹןve.chetz.RonH2696,and Carmiוְכַרְמִֽי׃ve.khar.MiH3756.

10The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֗וֹןshim.'onH8095:Jemuelיְמוּאֵ֧לye.mu.'ElH3223,Jaminוְיָמִ֛יןve.ya.MinH3226,Ohadוְאֹ֖הַדve.'O.hadH161,Jachinוְיָכִ֣יןve.ya.KhinH3199,Zoharוְצֹ֑חַרve.Tzo.charH6714,and Shaulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a Canaanite womanהַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽית׃Ha.ke.na.'a.NitH3669.

11The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878:Gershonגֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955,and Merariוּמְרָרִֽי׃u.me.ra.RiH4847.

12The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063:Erעֵ֧ר'erH6147,Onanוְאוֹנָ֛ןve.'o.NanH209,Shelahוְשֵׁלָ֖הve.she.LahH7956,Perezוָפֶ֣רֶץva.Fe.retzH6557,and Zerahוָזָ֑רַחva.Za.rachH2226;but Erעֵ֤ר'erH6147and Onanוְאוֹנָן֙ve.'o.NanH209diedוַיָּ֨מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667.The sonsוַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־vai.yih.Yu ve.nei-H1121 H1961of Perezפֶ֖רֶץFe.retzH6557:Hezronחֶצְר֥וֹןchetz.RonH2696and Hamulוְחָמֽוּל׃ve.cha.MulH2538.

13The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Issacharיִשָׂשכָ֑רyi.so.sh.KharH3485:Tolaתּוֹלָ֥עto.La'H8439,Puvahוּפֻוָּ֖הu.fu.VahH6312,Jobוְי֥וֹבve.YovH3102,and Shimronוְשִׁמְרֽוֹן׃ve.shim.RonH8110.

14The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֑ןze.vu.LunH2074:Seredסֶ֥רֶדSe.redH5624,Elonוְאֵל֖וֹןve.'e.LonH356,and Jahleelוְיַחְלְאֵֽל׃ve.yach.le.'ElH3177.

15Theseאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428are the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Leahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834bornיָֽלְדָ֤הYal.dahH3205to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290inבְּפַדַּ֣ןbe.fa.DanH6307Paddan-aramאֲרָ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת'a.Ram ve.'EtH758 H854,in addition to his daughterבִתּ֑וֹvi.ToH1323Dinahדִּינָ֣הdi.NahH1783.The totalכָּל־kol-H3605numberנֶ֧פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121and daughtersוּבְנוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.no.TavH1323wasthirty-threeשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃she.lo.Shim ve.sha.LoshH7970 H7969.

The Children of Zilpah

16The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Gadגָ֔דGadH1410:Ziphionצִפְי֥וֹןtzif.YonH6837,Haggiוְחַגִּ֖יve.cha.GiH2291,Shuniשׁוּנִ֣יshu.NiH7764,Ezbonוְאֶצְבֹּ֑ןve.'etz.BonH675,Eriעֵרִ֥י'e.RiH6179,Arodiוַֽאֲרוֹדִ֖יva.'a.ro.DiH722,and Areliוְאַרְאֵלִֽי׃ve.'ar.'e.LiH692.

17The childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836:Imnahיִמְנָ֧הyim.NahH3232,Ishvahוְיִשְׁוָ֛הve.yish.VahH3438,Ishviוְיִשְׁוִ֥יve.yish.ViH3440,Beriahוּבְרִיעָ֖הu.ve.ri.'AhH1283,and their sisterאֲחֹתָ֑ם'a.cho.TamH269Serahוְשֶׂ֣רַחve.Se.rachH8294.The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Beriahבְרִיעָ֔הve.ri.'AhH1283:Heberחֶ֖בֶרChe.verH2268and Malchielוּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל׃u.mal.ki.'ElH4439.

18Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121אֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428of Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290bornוַתֵּ֤לֶדva.Te.ledH3205אֶת־'et-H853to Zilpahזִלְפָּ֔הzil.PahH2153—whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414to his daughterבִתּ֑וֹvi.ToH1323Leahלְלֵאָ֣הle.le.'AhH3812—sixteenשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshesh 'es.RehH8337 H6240in allנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

The Children of Rachel

19The sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Jacob’sיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802Rachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354:Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃u.vin.ya.MinH1144.

20Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519אֶת־'et-H853and Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669were bornוַיִּוָּלֵ֣דvai.yi.va.LedH3205to Josephלְיוֹסֵף֮le.yo.SefH3130in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834יָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205by Asenathאָֽסְנַ֔ת'a.se.NatH621daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of PotipheraH6319,priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Onאֹ֑ן'OnH204וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.

21The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֗ןvin.ya.MinH1144:Belaבֶּ֤לַעBe.la'H1106,Becherוָבֶ֙כֶר֙va.Ve.kherH1071,Ashbelוְאַשְׁבֵּ֔לve.'ash.BelH788,Geraגֵּרָ֥אge.Ra'H1617,Naamanוְנַעֲמָ֖ןve.na.'a.ManH5283,Ehiאֵחִ֣י'e.ChiH278,Roshוָרֹ֑אשׁva.RoshH7220,Muppimמֻפִּ֥יםmu.PimH4649,Huppimוְחֻפִּ֖יםve.chu.PimH2650,and Ardוָאָֽרְדְּ׃va.'A.redH714.

22Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834bornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑ב כָּל־le.ya.'a.Ko kol-H3290 H3605—fourteenאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240in allנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

The Children of Bilhah

23The sonוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Danדָ֖ןdanH1835:Hushimחֻשִֽׁים׃chu.ShimH2366.

24The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321:Jahzeelיַחְצְאֵ֥לyach.tze.'ElH3183,Guniוְגוּנִ֖יve.gu.NiH1476,Jezerוְיֵ֥צֶרve.Ye.tzerH3337,and Shillemוְשִׁלֵּֽם׃ve.shi.LemH8006.

25Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290bornוַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.ledH3205אֶת־'et-H853אֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428to Bilhahבִלְהָ֔הvil.HahH1090,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414to his daughterבִּתּ֑וֹbi.ToH1323Rachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354—sevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'AhH7651in allכָּל־kol-H3605נֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

26All thoseכָּל־kol-H3605belonging to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֤בle.ya.'a.KoH3290who cameהַבָּאָ֨הha.ba.'AhH935to Egyptמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙mitz.Ray.mahH4714—his direct descendantsיֹצְאֵ֣י יְרֵכ֔וֹyo.tze.'Ei ye.re.KhoH3318 H3409,besidesמִלְּבַ֖דmi.le.VadH905the wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802of Jacob’sהַ֠נֶּפֶשׁ יַעֲקֹ֑ב כָּל־Ha.ne.fesh ya.'a.Ko kol-H3290 H3605 H5315sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121—numberedsixty-sixשִׁשִּׁ֥ים וָשֵֽׁשׁ׃shi.Shim va.SheshH8346 H8337personsנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

27And with the twoשְׁנָ֑יִםshe.Na.yimH8147נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had been bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205toJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֖יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,the membersהַנֶּ֧פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315of Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290familyלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004who wentהַבָּ֥אָהha.Ba.'ahH935to Egyptמִצְרַ֖יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714wereseventyשִׁבְעִֽים׃ פshiv.'ImH7657in allכָּל־kol-H3605.

Jacob Arrives in Egypt

28וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Now Jacob had sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971Judahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063ahead of himלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130to get directionsלְהוֹרֹ֥ת לְפָנָ֖יוle.ho.Rot le.fa.NavH3384 H6440to Goshenגֹּ֑שְׁנָהGo.she.nahH1657.When Jacob’s family arrivedוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Goshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657,

29Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130preparedוַיֶּאְסֹ֤רvai.ye'.SorH631his chariotמֶרְכַּבְתּ֔וֹmer.kav.ToH4818and wentוַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927thereגֹּ֑שְׁנָהGo.she.nahH1657to meetלִקְרַֽאת־lik.rat-H7122his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Joseph presented himselfוַיֵּרָ֣אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413,embracedוַיִּפֹּל֙ עַל־vai.yi.Pol 'al-H5307 H5921himצַוָּארָ֔יוtza.va.RavH6677,and weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּ עַל־ צַוָּארָ֖יוvai.Ye.vek 'al- tza.va.RavH1058 H5921 H6677profuselyעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

30Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, “Finally I can dieאָמ֣וּתָה'a.Mu.tahH4191,nowהַפָּ֑עַם אַחֲרֵי֙ha.Pa.'am 'a.cha.ReiH6471 H310that I have seenרְאוֹתִ֣יre.'o.TiH7200אֶת־'et-H853your faceפָּנֶ֔יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440and knowthatכִּ֥יkiH3588you are stillעוֹדְךָ֖'od.KhaH5750aliveחָֽי׃ChaiH2416!”

31Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, “I will go upאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927and informוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547וְאֹֽמְרָ֣הve.'o.me.RahH559אֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413: ‘My brothersאַחַ֧י'a.ChaiH251and my father’sאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1householdוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834from the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Canaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667have comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.

32The menוְהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582are shepherdsרֹ֣עֵי צֹ֔אןRo.'ei TzonH7462 H6629כִּֽי־ki-H3588אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582;they raise livestockמִקְנֶ֖ה הָי֑וּmik.Neh Ha.yuH4735 H1961,and they have broughtהֵבִֽיאוּ׃he.Vi.'uH935their flocksוְצֹאנָ֧םve.tzo.NamH6629and herdsוּבְקָרָ֛םu.ve.ka.RamH1241and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they own.’

33וְהָיָ֕הve.ha.YahH1961Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547summonsיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121youand asksוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100is your occupationמַּעֲשֵׂיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.sei.KhemH4639?’

34you are to sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Your servantsאַנְשֵׁ֨י עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'an.Shei 'a.va.Dei.khaH5650 H582have raised livestockמִקְנֶ֜ה הָי֤וּmik.Neh ha.YuH4735 H1961ever since our youthמִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּ וְעַד־ עַ֔תָּהmi.ne.'u.Rei.nu ve.'ad- 'A.tahH5271 H5704 H6258—bothגַּם־gam-H1571weאֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587andגַּם־gam-H1571our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.’Thenבַּעֲב֗וּרba.'a.VurH5668you will be allowed to settleתֵּשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588allכָּל־kol-H3605shepherdsרֹ֥עֵה צֹֽאן׃Ro.'eh TzonH7462 H6629are detestableתוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713.”