Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 47

1So Josephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130wentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935and toldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹה֒ וַיֹּ֗אמֶרle.far.'Oh vai.Yo.merH6547 H559: “My fatherאָבִ֨י'a.ViH1and my brothersוְאַחַ֜יve.'a.ChaiH251,with their flocksוְצֹאנָ֤םve.tzo.NamH6629and herdsוּבְקָרָם֙u.ve.ka.RamH1241and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605they ownאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,have comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667and are nowוְהִנָּ֖םve.hi.NamH2005in Goshenבְּאֶ֥רֶץ גֹּֽשֶׁן׃be.'E.retz Go.shenH776 H1657.”

2וּמִקְצֵ֣הu.mik.TzehH7097And he choseלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568ofאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251and presented themוַיַּצִּגֵ֖םvai.ya.tzi.GemH3322beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

3“Whatמַה־mah-H4100is your occupationמַּעֲשֵׂיכֶ֑םma.'a.sei.KhemH4639?”Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547askedוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joseph’sbrothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251. “Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are shepherdsרֹעֵ֥ה צֹאן֙ro.'Eh tzoNH7462 H6629,”they repliedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ פַּרְעֹ֗הvai.yo.me.Ru par.'OhH559 H413 H6547, “bothגַּם־gam-H1571weאֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587andגַּם־gam-H1571our fathersאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.”

4Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547, “We have comeבָּאנוּ֒ba.NuH935to live in the landבָּאָרֶץ֮ba.'a.RetzH776for a timeלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588there is noאֵ֣ין'einH369pastureמִרְעֶ֗הmir.'EhH4829for the flocksלַצֹּאן֙la.tzoNH6629of your servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667has been severeכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515.So nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994allow your servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650to settleיֵֽשְׁבוּ־ye.she.vu-H3427in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.”

5Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֖ף לֵאמֹ֑רyo.Sef le.MorH3130 H559, “Now that your fatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and brothersוְאַחֶ֖יךָve.'a.Chei.khaH251have comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413,

6the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714is before youלְפָנֶ֣יךָ הִ֔ואle.fa.Nei.kha hi'H6440 H1931;settleהוֹשֵׁ֥בho.ShevH3427אֶת־'et-H853your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and brothersאַחֶ֑יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251in the bestבְּמֵיטַ֣בbe.mei.TavH4315part of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776.They may dwellיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657.And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you know ofיָדַ֗עְתָּ וְיֶשׁ־ya.Da'.ta ve.yesh-H3045 H3426any talentedחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428men among themאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582,put themוְשַׂמְתָּ֛םve.sam.TamH7760in charge ofשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269my own livestockמִקְנֶ֖ה עַל־mik.Neh 'al-H4735 H5921אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834.”

7Then Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853brought inוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290and presented himוַיַּֽעֲמִדֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.mi.De.huH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290אֶת־'et-H853blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

8“How manyכַּמָּ֕הka.MahH4100yearsיְמֵ֖י שְׁנֵ֥יye.Mei she.NeiH3117 H8141have you livedחַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.khaH2416?”Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547askedוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֶֽל־ יַעֲקֹ֑בvai.Yo.mer 'el- ya.'a.KoH559 H413 H3290.

9“My travelsמְגוּרַ֔יme.gu.RaiH4033have lasted130שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּמְאַ֖תshe.lo.Shim u.me.'AtH3967 H7970yearsH8141,”Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־ פַּרְעֹ֔הvai.Yo.mer 'el- par.'OhH559 H413 H6547. “My yearsחַיַּ֔יchai.YaiH3117 H8141 H2416have beenהָיוּ֙ha.YuH1961fewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592and hardוְרָעִ֗יםve.ra.'ImH7451,and they have notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808matchedהִשִּׂ֗יגוּhi.Si.guH5381אֶת־'et-H853the yearsחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH3117 H8141 H2416of the travelsמְגוּרֵיהֶֽם׃me.gu.rei.HemH4033of my fathersאֲבֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1.”

10Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290אֶת־'et-H853blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547and departedוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318fromפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547hispresenceמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440.

11So Josephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853settledוַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בvai.yo.ShevH3427his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and brothersאֶחָיו֒ וַיִּתֵּ֨ן'e.Chav vai.yi.TenH251 H5414in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and gave thempropertyאֲחֻזָּה֙'a.chu.ZahH272in the bestבְּמֵיטַ֥בbe.mei.TavH4315part of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the districtבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Ramesesרַעְמְסֵ֑סra'.me.SesH7486,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834Pharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.

12Joseph alsoיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853providedוַיְכַלְכֵּ֤לvay.khal.KelH3557his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004with foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899forלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310theirfamiliesהַטָּֽף׃ha.TafH2945.

The Famine Continues

13There was noאֵין֙'einH369food, howeverוְלֶ֤חֶםve.Le.chemH3899,in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605that regionהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was soמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966severeכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515;the landsאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714andוְאֶ֣רֶץve.'E.retzH776Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667had been exhaustedוַתֵּ֜לַהּva.Te.lahH3856byמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the famineהָרָעָֽב׃ha.ra.'AvH7458.

14Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853collectedוַיְלַקֵּ֣טvay.la.KetH3950allכָּל־kol-H3605the moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701to be foundהַנִּמְצָ֤אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714and the landוּבְאֶ֣רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667in exchange for the grainבַּשֶּׁ֖בֶרba.She.verH7668אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyהֵ֣םhemH1992were buyingשֹׁבְרִ֑יםshoe.RimH7666,and heיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935itהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701into Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547palaceבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004.

15When the moneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701from the landsמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714andוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776Canaanכְּנַעַן֒ke.na.'AnH3667was goneוַיִּתֹּ֣םvai.yi.TomH8552,allכָל־khol-H3605the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֨יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130and saidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, “Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051usfoodלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899.Whyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100should we dieנָמ֖וּתna.MutH4191before your eyesנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָneg.De.khaH5048?Forכִּ֥יkiH3588our fundsכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701have run outאָפֵ֖ס'a.FesH656!”

16“Then bring meהָב֣וּha.VuH3051your livestockמִקְנֵיכֶ֔םmik.nei.KhemH4735,”saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130. “Sinceאִם־'im-H518the moneyכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701is goneאָפֵ֖ס'a.FesH656,I will sellוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414you foodin exchange for your livestockבְּמִקְנֵיכֶ֑םbe.mik.nei.KhemH4735.”

17So they broughtוַיָּבִ֣יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935אֶת־'et-H853their livestockמִקְנֵיהֶם֮mik.nei.HemH4735toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130,and heיוֹסֵ֨ףyo.SefH3130gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414themfoodלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899in exchange for their horsesבַּסּוּסִ֗יםba.su.SimH5483,their flocksוּבְמִקְנֵ֥ה הַצֹּ֛אןu.ve.mik.Neh ha.TzonH4735 H6629וּבְמִקְנֵ֥הu.ve.mik.NehH4735and herdsהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241,and their donkeysוּבַחֲמֹרִ֑יםu.va.cha.mo.RimH2543.Throughout thatהַהִֽוא׃ha.Hiv'H1931yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141he provided themוַיְנַהֲלֵ֤םvay.na.ha.LemH5095with foodבַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ba.Le.chemH3899in exchange for allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their livestockמִקְנֵהֶ֔םmik.ne.HemH4735.

18When thatהַהִוא֒ha.hi.V'H1931yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141was overוַתִּתֹּם֮va.ti.TomH8552,they cameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to himאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141and saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, “We cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hideנְכַחֵ֣דne.kha.ChedH3582from our lordמֵֽאֲדֹנִ֔יme.'a.do.NiH113thatכִּ֚יkiH3588our moneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701is goneתַּ֣םtamH8552and all our livestockוּמִקְנֵ֥ה הַבְּהֵמָ֖הu.mik.Neh ha.be.he.MahH4735 H929belongs toאֶל־'el-H413youאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113.There is nothingלֹ֤אlo'H3808leftנִשְׁאַר֙nish.'ArH7604forלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440our lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113exceptבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115 H518our bodiesגְּוִיָּתֵ֖נוּge.vi.ya.Te.nuH1472and our landוְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ׃ve.'ad.ma.Te.nuH127.

19Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100should we perishנָמ֣וּתna.MutH4191before your eyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869—weאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙'a.Nach.nuH587andגַּם־gam-H1571our landאַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127as wellגַּ֣םgamH1571?Purchaseקְנֵֽה־ke.neh-H7069usאֹתָ֥נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853our landאַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127in exchange for foodבַּלָּ֑חֶםba.La.chemH3899.Then weאֲנַ֤חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587,along with our landוְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙ve.'ad.ma.Te.nuH127,will beוְנִֽהְיֶ֞הve.nih.YehH1961slavesעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547.Give usוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414seedזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233that we may liveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808dieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191,and that the landוְהָאֲדָמָ֖הve.ha.'a.da.MahH127may notלֹ֥אlo'H3808become desolateתֵשָֽׁם׃te.ShamH3456.”

20So Josephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853acquiredוַיִּ֨קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127in Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714כִּֽי־ki-H3588;the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4713,one and allאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,soldמָכְר֤וּma.khe.RuH4376their fieldsשָׂדֵ֔הוּsa.De.huH7704becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the famineהָרָעָ֑בha.ra.'AvH7458was so severeחָזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388upon themעֲלֵהֶ֖ם'a.le.HemH5921.The landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776became Pharaoh’sוַתְּהִ֥י לְפַרְעֹֽה׃va.te.Hi le.far.'OhH1961 H6547,

21וְאֶ֨ת־ve.'EtH853and Joseph reducedהֶעֱבִ֥ירhe.'e.VirH5674אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971to servitudeלֶעָרִ֑יםle.'a.RimH5892from one endמִקְצֵ֥ה גְבוּל־mik.Tzeh ge.Vul-H7097 H1366of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the otherקָצֵֽהוּ׃ka.Tze.huH7097.

22Howeverרַ֛קrakH7535,he did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808acquireקָנָ֑הka.NahH7069the priests’ portionהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548of the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127,forכִּי֩kiH3588it had been given to them by Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547.They ateוְאָֽכְל֤וּve.'a.khe.LuH398אֶת־'et-H853the rations thatחֹ֨קchokH2706אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834חֻקָּם֙chu.KamH2706לַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548מֵאֵ֣תme.'EtH854Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547suppliedנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414;soעַל־ כֵּ֕ן'al- kenH5921 H3651they did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808sellמָכְר֖וּma.khe.RuH4376אֶת־'et-H853their landאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127.

23Then Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “Now thatהֵן֩henH2005I have acquiredקָנִ֨יתִיka.Ni.tiH7069אֶתְכֶ֥ם'et.KhemH853you and your landאַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם'ad.mat.KhemH127for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547this dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,hereהֵֽא־he'-H1887is seedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233for youto sowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֖םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232אֶת־'et-H853in the landהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

24וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961At harvest timeבַּתְּבוּאֹ֔תba.te.vu.'OtH8393,you are to giveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414a fifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549of it to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547,and four-fifthsוְאַרְבַּ֣ע הַיָּדֹ֡תve.'ar.Ba' hai.ya.DotH702 H3027will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961yoursas seedלְזֶ֨רַעle.Ze.ra'H2233for the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֧הha.sa.DehH7704and food for yourselvesוּֽלְאָכְלְכֶ֛םu.le.'a.khe.le.KhemH400וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.la.'a.SherH834and your householdsבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֖ם וְלֶאֱכֹ֥לbe.va.tei.Khem ve.le.'e.KholH1004 H398and childrenלְטַפְּכֶֽם׃le.ta.pe.KhemH2945.”

25“You have saved our livesהֶחֱיִתָ֑נוּhe.che.yi.Ta.nuH2421,”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559. “We have foundנִמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in our lord’sאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869,and we will beוְהָיִ֥ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuH1961Pharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650.”

26So Josephיוֹסֵ֡ףyo.SefH3130establishedוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760אֹתָ֣הּ'o.TahH853a lawלְחֹק֩le.ChokH2706that a fifthלַחֹ֑מֶשׁla.Cho.meshH2569of the produce belongs to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547,and it is in effectעַד־'ad-H5704inעַל־'al-H5921the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117.Onlyרַ֞קrakH7535the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ לְבַדָּ֔םha.ko.ha.Nim le.va.DamH3548 H905’landאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127does notלֹ֥אlo'H3808belong toהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961Pharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

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27Now the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478settledוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,in the regionבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּ֑שֶׁןGo.shenH1657.They acquired propertyוַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּvai.ye.'a.cha.ZuH270thereand became fruitfulוַיִּפְר֥וּvai.yif.RuH6509and increased greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966in numberוַיִּרְבּ֖וּvai.yir.BuH7235.

28And Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290livedוַיְחִ֤יvay.ChiH2421in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714seventeenשְׁבַ֥ע עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Va' 'es.RehH7651 H6240yearsH8141,and the length of his lifeחַיָּ֔יוchai.YavH8141 H2416wasוַיְהִ֤י יְמֵֽי־ יַעֲקֹב֙vay.Hi ye.mei- ya.'a.KoH1961 H3117 H3290147שֶׁ֣בַע וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּמְאַ֖תShe.va' ve.'ar.ba.'Im u.me.'AtH3967 H7651 H705yearsH8141.

29When the timeיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117drew nearוַיִּקְרְב֣וּvai.yik.re.VuH7126for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478to dieלָמוּת֒la.MutH4191,he calledוַיִּקְרָ֣א׀vai.yik.Ra'H7121his sonלִבְנ֣וֹliv.NoH1121Josephלְיוֹסֵ֗ףle.yo.SefH3130and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Ifאִם־ נָ֨א'im- na'H518 H4994I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,putשִֽׂים־ נָ֥אsim- na'H7760 H4994your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478my thighיְרֵכִ֑יye.re.KhiH3409and promise to showוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213meעִמָּדִי֙'i.ma.DiH5978kindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617and faithfulnessוֶאֱמֶ֔תve.'e.MetH571.Do notאַל־ נָ֥א'al- na'H408 H4994bury meתִקְבְּרֵ֖נִיtik.be.Re.niH6912in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

30but when I lie downוְשָֽׁכַבְתִּי֙ve.sha.khav.TiH7901withעִם־'im-H5973my fathersאֲבֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1,carry meוּנְשָׂאתַ֙נִי֙u.ne.sa.Ta.niH5375out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and bury meוּקְבַרְתַּ֖נִיu.ke.var.Ta.niH6912with themבִּקְבֻרָתָ֑םbik.vu.ra.TamH6900.”Joseph answeredוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213as you have requestedכִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃khid.va.Re.khaH1697.”

31“Swearהִשָּֽׁבְעָה֙hi.sha.ve.'AhH7650to me,”Jacob saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.So Joseph sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650to him,and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812in worshipatעַל־'al-H5921the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of his bedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ פha.mi.TahH4296.

The Famine Continues

The Israelites Prosper in Goshen

Commentaries on Genesis 47