10He confirmed itוַיַּֽעֲמִידֶ֣הָvai.ya.'a.mi.De.haH5975to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֣בle.ya.'a.KoH3290as a decreeלְחֹ֑קle.ChokH2706,to Israelלְ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478as an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285:
11לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559“I will giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414youאֶת־'et-H853the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667as the portionחֶ֝֗בֶלChe.velH2256of your inheritanceנַחֲלַתְכֶֽם׃na.cha.lat.KhemH5159.”
12When they wereבִּֽ֭הְיוֹתָםBih.yo.tomH1961fewמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962in numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557,few indeedכִּ֝מְעַ֗טkim.'AtH4592,and strangersוְגָרִ֥יםve.ga.RimH1481in the land,
13they wanderedוַֽ֭יִּתְהַלְּכוּVai.yit.ha.le.khuH1980from nationמִגּ֣וֹיmi.GoyH1471toאֶל־'el-H413nationגּ֑וֹיGoyH1471,from one kingdomמִ֝מַּמְלָכָ֗הmi.mam.la.KhahH4467toאֶל־ עַ֥ם'el- 'amH413H5971anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312.
14He letהִנִּ֣יחַhi.Ni.achH5117noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120oppress themלְעָשְׁקָ֑םle.'a.she.KamH6231;He rebukedוַיּ֖וֹכַחvai.Yo.khachH3198kingsמְלָכִֽים׃me.la.KhimH4428on their behalfעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921:
15“Do notאַֽל־'al-H408touchתִּגְּע֥וּti.ge.'UH5060My anointed onesבִמְשִׁיחָ֑יvim.shi.ChaiH4899!Do no harmאַל־ תָּרֵֽעוּ׃'al- ta.Re.'uH7489H408to My prophetsוְ֝לִנְבִיאַיVe.lin.vi.'aiH5030!”
16He called downוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121famineרָ֭עָבra.'oH7458onעַל־'al-H5921the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776and cut offשָׁבָֽר׃sha.VarH7665allכָּֽל־kal-H3605their suppliesמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899.
17He sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440—Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130,soldנִמְכַּ֥רnim.KarH4376as a slaveלְ֝עֶ֗בֶדle.'E.vedH5650.
19untilעַד־ עֵ֥ת'ad- 'etH5704H6256his predictionדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697came trueבֹּֽא־bo'-H935andthe wordאִמְרַ֖ת'im.RatH565of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068proved him rightצְרָפָֽתְהוּ׃tze.ra.Fa.te.huH6884.
20The kingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428sentשָׁ֣לַחSha.lachH7971and released himוַיַּתִּירֵ֑הוּva.ya.ti.Re.huH5425;the rulerמֹשֵׁ֥לmo.ShelH4910of peoplesעַ֝מִּ֗ים'a.MimH5971set him freeוַֽיְפַתְּחֵֽהוּ׃Vay.fa.te.Che.huH6605.
21He made himשָׂמ֣וֹsa.MoH7760masterאָד֣וֹן'a.DonH113of his householdלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,rulerוּ֝מֹשֵׁ֗לu.mo.ShelH4910over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his substanceקִנְיָנֽוֹ׃kin.ya.NoH7075,
22to instructלֶאְסֹ֣רle'.SorH631his princesשָׂרָ֣יוsa.RavH8269as he pleasedבְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315and teachיְחַכֵּֽם׃ye.cha.KemH2449his elders wisdomוּזְקֵנָ֥יוu.ze.ke.NavH2205.
23Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;Jacobוְ֝יַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290dweltגָּ֣רgarH1481in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Hamחָֽם׃ChamH2526.
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