Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 46:28-34
28וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Now Jacob had sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971Judahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063ahead of himלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130to get directionsלְהוֹרֹ֥ת לְפָנָ֖יוle.ho.Rot le.fa.NavH3384H6440to 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-H5307H5921himצַוָּארָ֔יוtza.va.RavH6677,and weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּ עַל־ צַוָּארָ֖יוvai.Ye.vek 'al- tza.va.RavH1058H5921H6677profuselyעֽוֹד׃odH5750.
30Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, “Finally I can dieאָמ֣וּתָה'a.Mu.tahH4191,nowהַפָּ֑עַם אַחֲרֵי֙ha.Pa.'am 'a.cha.ReiH6471H310that 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 TzonH7462H6629כִּֽי־ki-H3588אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582;they raise livestockמִקְנֶ֖ה הָי֑וּmik.Neh Ha.yuH4735H1961,and they have broughtהֵבִֽיאוּ׃he.Vi.'uH935their flocksוְצֹאנָ֧םve.tzo.NamH6629and herdsוּבְקָרָ֛םu.ve.ka.RamH1241and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they own.’
34you are to sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Your servantsאַנְשֵׁ֨י עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'an.Shei 'a.va.Dei.khaH5650H582have raised livestockמִקְנֶ֜ה הָי֤וּmik.Neh ha.YuH4735H1961ever since our youthמִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּ וְעַד־ עַ֔תָּהmi.ne.'u.Rei.nu ve.'ad- 'A.tahH5271H5704H6258—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 TzonH7462H6629are detestableתוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713.”
Commentaries on Genesis 46
- 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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