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Genesis 47:13-26

13AndtherewasnobreadH3899inallthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;forthefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966grievous;andthelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714andthelandוְאֶ֣רֶץve.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667wereexhaustedthroughthefamineהָרָעָֽב׃ha.ra.'AvH7458.

14AndJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130gatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֣טvay.la.KetH3950upallthemoneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701thatwasfoundH4672inthelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andinthelandוּבְאֶ֣רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,forthegrainבַּשֶּׁ֖בֶרba.She.verH7668whichtheyboughtH7666;andJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130broughtH935themoneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701intoPharaoh'shouseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004.

15Andwhenmoneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701cameH935toanendH8552inthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714andinthelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַעַן֒ke.na.'AnH3667,alltheEgyptianscameH935toJosephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051usbreadH3899!forwhyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100shouldwedieנָמ֖וּתna.MutH4191beforethee?for[our]moneyכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701isallgoneH935.

16AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidH559,Giveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414yourcattle,andIwillgiveH5414youforyourcattle,if[your]moneyכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701beallgone.

17AndtheybroughtH935theircattleH1241toJosephיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130;andJosephיוֹסֵ֨ףyo.SefH3130gaveH5414thembreadH3899forhorsesH5483,andforflocksהַצֹּ֛אןha.TzonH6629ofsheepH6629,andforherdsהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241ofcattleH1241,andforasses;andhefedthemwithbreadH3899foralltheircattleH1241thatyearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.

18Andthatyearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141endedH8552;andtheycameH935tohimthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141,andsaidH559tohim,Wewillnothideנְכַחֵ֣דne.kha.ChedH3582[it]frommylordמֵֽאֲדֹנִ֔יme.'a.do.NiH113thatsince[our]moneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701iscomeH935toanendH8552,andtheherdsofcattleהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929areinthepossessionofmylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,nothingisleftH7604beforemylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113butourbodiesגְּוִיָּתֵ֖נוּge.vi.ya.Te.nuH1472andourlandוְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ׃ve.'ad.ma.Te.nuH127.

19Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldwedieנָמ֣וּתna.MutH4191beforethineeyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,bothweandourlandאַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127?Buyקְנֵֽה־ke.neh-H7069usandourlandאַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127forbreadH3899,andweandourlandוְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙ve.'ad.ma.Te.nuH127willbeוְנִֽהְיֶ֞הve.nih.YehH1961bondmentoPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547;andgiveוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414seedזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233,thatwemayliveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421,andnotdieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191,andthatthelandוְהָאֲדָמָ֖הve.ha.'a.da.MahH127beH1961notdesolateתֵשָֽׁם׃te.ShamH3456.

20AndJosephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130boughtH7069allthesoilofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714forPharaohH6547;fortheEgyptianssoldH4376everymanH376hisfieldשָׂדֵ֔הוּsa.De.huH7704,becausethefamineהָרָעָ֑בha.ra.'AvH7458prevailedH2388overthem;andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776becameH1961Pharaoh's.

21Andasforthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,heremovedthemintothecitiesלֶעָרִ֑יםle.'a.RimH5892,from[one]endמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097ofthebordersH1366ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714eventothe[other]endקָצֵֽהוּ׃ka.Tze.huH7097ofit.

22Onlyרַ֛קrakH7535thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548hedidnotbuyH7069;forthepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548hadanassignedportionH2706fromPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547,andateוְאָֽכְל֤וּve.'a.khe.LuH398theirassignedportionH2706whichPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547hadgivenH5414them;sotheydidnotsellH4376theirlandאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127.

23AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidH559tothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,Behold,IhaveboughtH7069youthisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117andyourlandאַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם'ad.mat.KhemH127forPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547:lo,hereהֵן֩henH2005isseedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233foryou,andsowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֖םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232thelandהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

24Anditshallcometopassintheincreasethatyeshallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414thefifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549toPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547,andthefourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702partsshallbeH1961yourown,forseedלְזֶ֨רַעle.Ze.ra'H2233ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֧הha.sa.DehH7704,andforyourfoodוּֽלְאָכְלְכֶ֛םu.le.'a.khe.le.KhemH400,andforthemofyourhouseholdsH1004,andforfoodH400foryourlittleלְטַפְּכֶֽם׃le.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945.

25AndtheysaidH559, Thou hast savedusaliveהֶחֱיִתָ֑נוּhe.che.yi.Ta.nuH2421.Letusfindנִמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672favourintheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofmylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,andwewillbeוְהָיִ֥ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuH1961Pharaoh's bondmen.

26AndJosephיוֹסֵ֡ףyo.SefH3130madeH7760italawoverthelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714tothisdayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117, [that]thefifthshouldbeH1961forPharaohH6547,exceptthelandאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127ofthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548: theirsaloneלְבַדָּ֔םle.va.DamH905didnotbecomeH1961Pharaoh's.

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