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Genesis 50:19-25

19But Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130repliedוַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֛םvai.Yo.mer 'a.le.HemH559 H413, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֑אוּ כִּ֛יti.Ra.'u kiH3372 H3588.Am Iאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589in the place ofהֲתַ֥חַתha.Ta.chatH8478Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430?

20As for youוְאַתֶּ֕םve.'a.TemH859,what you intendedחֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥םcha.shav.TemH2803against meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921for evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430intendedחֲשָׁבָ֣הּcha.sha.VahH2803for goodלְטֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896,in order toלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616accomplishעֲשֹׂ֛ה'a.SohH6213a dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117like thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088—to preserve the livesלְהַחֲיֹ֥תle.ha.cha.YotH2421of manyרָֽב׃RavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971.

21Thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372.Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595will provide forאֲכַלְכֵּ֥ל'a.khal.KelH3557youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853and your little onesטַפְּכֶ֑םta.pe.KhemH2945.”So Joseph reassuredוַיְנַחֵ֣םvay.na.ChemH5162his brothersאוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.BerH1696kindly to themעַל־ לִבָּֽם׃'al- li.BamH5921 H3820.

22Now Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130and his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1householdוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004remainedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִם ה֖וּאbe.mitz.Ra.yim hu'H4714 H1931,and Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421to the ageשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141of 110מֵאָ֥ה וָעֶ֖שֶׂרme.'Ah va.'E.serH3967 H6235.

23Heיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200Ephraim’sלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121to the third generationשִׁלֵּשִׁ֑יםshi.le.ShimH8029,and indeedגַּ֗םGamH1571the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Machirמָכִיר֙ma.KhirH4353sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519were brought upיֻלְּד֖וּyu.le.DuH3205onעַל־'al-H5921Joseph’sיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130kneesבִּרְכֵּ֥יbir.KeiH1290.

24Then Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, “Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595am about to dieמֵ֑תMetH4191,but Godוֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםve.lo.HimH430will surely visitH6485youאֶתְכֶ֗ם'et.KhemH853and bring you upוְהֶעֱלָ֤הve.he.'e.LahH5927אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853fromמִן־min-H4480thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776toאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He promised on oathנִשְׁבַּ֛עnish.Ba'H7650to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.”

25And Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853made the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478take an oathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עvai.yash.Ba'H7650and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430will surely attend toH6485youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853,and then you must carryוְהַעֲלִתֶ֥םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927my bonesעַצְמֹתַ֖י'atz.mo.TaiH6106אֶת־'et-H853up from this placeמִזֶּֽה׃mi.ZehH2088.”

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