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Genesis 45:16-20

16And the fameוְהַקֹּ֣לve.ha.KolH6963thereof was heardנִשְׁמַ֗עnish.Ma'H8085in Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130brethrenאֲחֵ֣י'a.CheiH251are comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935:and it pleasedוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547wellבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869,andוּבְעֵינֵ֖יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

17And Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559unto thy brethrenאַחֶ֖יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251,This doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213ye; ladeטַֽעֲנוּ֙ta.'a.NuH2943your beastsבְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔םbe.'I.re.KhemH1165,and goH3212,getבֹ֖אוּVo.'uH935you unto the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

18And takeוּקְח֧וּu.ke.ChuH3947your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֛ם'a.vi.KhemH1and your householdsבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004,and comeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935unto me: and I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֣הve.'e.te.NahH5414you the goodטוּב֙tuvH2898of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and ye shall eatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398the fatחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

19Now thou art commandedצֻוֵּ֖יתָהtzu.Vei.tahH6680,this doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213ye; takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947you wagonsעֲגָל֗וֹתa.ga.LotH5699out of the landמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for your little onesלְטַפְּכֶם֙le.ta.pe.KhemH2945,and for your wivesוְלִנְשֵׁיכֶ֔םve.lin.shei.KhemH802,and bringוּנְשָׂאתֶ֥םu.ne.sa.TemH5375your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֖ם'a.vi.KhemH1,and comeוּבָאתֶֽם׃u.va.TemH935.

20Alsoוְעֵ֣ינְכֶ֔םve.'Ei.ne.KhemH5869regardתָּחֹ֖סta.ChosH2347not your stuffכְּלֵיכֶ֑םke.lei.KhemH3627;for the goodט֛וּבtuvH2898of all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714is yours.

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