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Genesis 46:31-34

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.”

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