Genesis 47
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Genesis 47:19

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.”
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