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Genesis 47:19-26

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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