Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 50:4-13

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.”

7Then Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wentוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to buryלִקְבֹּ֣רlik.BorH6912אֶת־'et-H853his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650of Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547accompaniedוַיַּֽעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927himאִתּ֜וֹ'i.ToH854—the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Pharaoh’s householdבֵית֔וֹvei.ToH1004and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714—

8along with allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605of Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and his brothersוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251,and his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1householdוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004.Onlyרַ֗קRakH7535their childrenטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945and flocksוְצֹאנָ֣םve.tzo.NamH6629and herdsוּבְקָרָ֔םu.ve.ka.RamH1241were leftעָזְב֖וּ'a.ze.VuH5800in Goshenבְּאֶ֥רֶץ גֹּֽשֶׁן׃be.'E.retz Go.shenH776 H1657.

9Chariotsרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393andגַּם־gam-H1571horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571alikeגַּם־gam-H1571went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927with himעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973,and it wasוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961an exceedinglyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966largeכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515processionהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

10When they reachedוַיָּבֹ֜אוּ עַד־vai.ya.Vo.'u 'ad-H935 H5704the threshing floorגֹּ֣רֶןGo.renH1637of Atadהָאָטָ֗דha.'a.TadH329,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is acrossבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,they lamentedוַיִּ֨סְפְּדוּ־ שָׁ֔םvai.Yis.pe.du- ShamH5594 H8033and wailedמִסְפֵּ֛דmis.PedH4553loudlyגָּד֥וֹל וְכָבֵ֖ד מְאֹ֑דga.Dol ve.kha.Ved me.'OdH1419 H3515 H3966,and Joseph mournedוַיַּ֧עַשׂ אֵ֖בֶלvai.Ya.'as 'E.velH6213 H60for his fatherלְאָבִ֛יוle.'a.VivH1sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

11When the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669אֶת־'et-H853of the landיוֹשֵׁב֩ הָאָ֨רֶץyo.Shev ha.'A.retzH3427 H776sawוַיַּ֡רְאvai.Yar'H7200the mourningהָאֵ֗בֶל בְּגֹ֙רֶן֙ha.'E.vel be.Go.renH60 H1637at the threshing floor of Atadהָֽאָטָ֔דha.'a.TadH329,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088is a solemnכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515ceremony of mourningאֵֽבֶל־'e.vel-H60by the Egyptiansלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”Thusעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the placeאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834acrossבְּעֵ֥בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383is calledקָרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ka.Ra' she.MahH7121 H8034Abel-mizraimH67.

12So Jacob’s sonsבָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121כֵּ֖ןkenH3651didוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he had charged themצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680.

13Theyבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121carriedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375himאֹת֤וֹ'o.ToH853to the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912himאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853in the caveבִּמְעָרַ֖תbim.'a.RatH4631at Machpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑הha.makh.pe.LahH4375in the fieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704nearעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440Mamreמַמְרֵֽא׃mam.Re'H4471,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֨ם'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853הַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704had purchasedקָנָה֩ka.NahH7069from Ephronעֶפְרֹ֥ן'ef.RonH6085the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850as a burialקֶ֗בֶר מֵאֵ֛תKe.ver me.'EtH6913 H854siteלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272.

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