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Genesis 50:1-6

1Then Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058over himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921,and kissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him.

2And Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853directedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680the physiciansהָרֹ֣פְאִ֔יםha.Ro.fe.'ImH7495in his serviceעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650אֶת־'et-H853to embalmלַחֲנֹ֖טla.cha.NotH2590אֶת־'et-H853his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.So theyהָרֹפְאִ֖יםha.ro.fe.'ImH7495אֶת־'et-H853embalmed himוַיַּחַנְט֥וּvai.ya.chan.TuH2590,

3taking the fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117required to completeוַיִּמְלְאוּ־vai.yim.le.'u-H4390כִּ֛יkiH3588כֵּ֥ןkenH3651יִמְלְא֖וּyim.le.'UH4390יְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117the embalmingהַחֲנֻטִ֑יםha.cha.nu.TimH2590.And the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713mournedוַיִּבְכּ֥וּvai.yiv.KuH1058אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853for him seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

4When the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of mourningבְכִית֔וֹve.khi.ToH1068had passedוַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֙vai.ya.'av.RuH5674,Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑רpar.'Oh le.MorH6547 H559courtבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004, “Ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your eyesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.KhemH5869,pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994tellדַּבְּרוּ־ נָ֕א בְּאָזְנֵ֥יda.be.ru- na' be.'a.ze.NeiH1696 H4994 H241Pharaoh thatפַרְעֹ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃far.'Oh le.MorH6547 H559

5my fatherאָבִ֞י'a.ViH1made me swear an oathהִשְׁבִּיעַ֣נִיhish.bi.'A.niH7650when he saidלֵאמֹ֗ר הִנֵּ֣הle.Mor hi.NehH559 H2009, ‘Iאָנֹכִי֮'a.no.KhiH595am about to dieמֵת֒metH4191.You must bury meשָׁ֖מָּה תִּקְבְּרֵ֑נִיSha.mah tik.be.Re.niH6912 H8033in the tombבְּקִבְרִ֗יbe.kiv.RiH6913thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I dugכָּרִ֤יתִיka.Ri.tiH3738for myself in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667.’Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258let me goאֶֽעֱלֶה־ נָּ֛א'e.'e.leh- na'H5927 H4994and buryוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912אֶת־'et-H853my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1,and then returnוְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725.”

6Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Go upעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927and buryוּקְבֹ֥רu.ke.VorH6912אֶת־'et-H853your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he made you swearהִשְׁבִּיעֶֽךָ׃hish.bi.'E.khaH7650to do.”

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