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Genesis 45:16-24

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.

21And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so: and Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them wagonsעֲגָל֖וֹתa.ga.LotH5699,according to the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them provisionצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for the wayלַדָּֽרֶךְ׃la.Da.rekhH1870.

22To all of them he gaveנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414each manלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376changesחֲלִפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of raimentשְׂמָלֹ֑תse.ma.LotH8071;but to Benjaminוּלְבִנְיָמִ֤ןu.le.vin.ya.MinH1144he gaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967piecesof silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,and fiveוְחָמֵ֖שׁve.cha.MeshH2568changesחֲלִפֹ֥תcha.li.FotH2487of raimentשְׂמָלֹֽת׃se.ma.LotH8071.

23And to his fatherוּלְאָבִ֞יוu.le.'a.VivH1he sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971after thisכְּזֹאת֙ke.zoTH2063manner;tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235assesאֲתֹנֹ֡ת'a.to.NotH860ladenנֹשְׂאִ֖יםno.se.'ImH5375with the good thingsמִטּ֣וּבmi.TuvH2898of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and tenוְעֶ֣שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235she assesחֲמֹרִ֔יםcha.mo.RimH2543ladenנֹֽ֠שְׂאֹתNo.se.'otH5375with cornבָּ֣רbarH1250and breadוָלֶ֧חֶםva.Le.chemH3899and meatוּמָז֛וֹןu.ma.ZonH4202for his fatherלְאָבִ֖יוle.'a.VivH1by the wayלַדָּֽרֶךְ׃la.Da.rekhH1870.

24So he sentH7971his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251awayH7971,and they departedH3212:and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, See that ye fall not outתִּרְגְּז֖וּtir.ge.ZuH7264by the wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

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