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Genesis 46:1-27

1And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478took his journeyוַיִּסַּ֤עvai.yi.Sa'H5265with all that he had, and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Beer–shebaH884,and offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֔יםze.va.ChimH2077unto the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

2And Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430spakeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478in the visionsבְּמַרְאֹ֣תbe.mar.'OtH4759of the nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣ב׀ya.'a.KoH3290,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290.And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here am I.

3And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I amGodהָאֵ֖לha.'ElH410,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thy fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372not to go downמֵרְדָ֣הme.re.DahH3381into Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714;for I will there makeאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֥'a.si.me.KhaH7760of thee a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471:

4I will go downאֵרֵ֤ד'e.RedH3381with thee into Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714;and I will also surelyאַֽעַלְךָ֣'a.'al.KhaH5927bring thee upעָלֹ֑ה'a.LohH5927again:and Josephוְיוֹסֵ֕ףve.yo.SefH3130shall putיָשִׁ֥יתya.ShitH7896his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027upon thine eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

5And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290rose upוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from Beer–shebaH884:and the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478carriedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֗ם'a.vi.HemH1,and their little onesטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945,and their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,in the wagonsבָּעֲגָל֕וֹתba.'a.ga.LotH5699which Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547had sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to carryלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375him.

6And they tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947their cattleמִקְנֵיהֶ֗םmik.nei.HemH4735,and their goodsרְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.ShamH7399,which they had gottenרָֽכְשׁוּ֙ra.khe.ShuH7408in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,and all his seedזַרְע֥וֹzar.'OH2233with him:

7His sonsבָּנָ֞יוba.NavH1121,and his sons’וּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121with him, his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֛יוbe.no.TavH1323,and his sons’בָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121daughtersוּבְנ֥וֹתu.ve.NotH1323,and all his seedזַרְע֑וֹzar.'OH2233brought heהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935with him into Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ סmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

8And these arethe namesשְׁמ֧וֹתshe.MotH8034of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which cameהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935into Egyptמִצְרַ֖יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290and his sonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121:Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205,Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290firstbornבְּכֹ֥רbe.KhorH1060.

9And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205;Hanochחֲנ֥וֹךְcha.NokhH2585,and Phalluוּפַלּ֖וּאu.fa.Lu'H6396,and Hezronוְחֶצְר֥וֹןve.chetz.RonH2696,and Carmiוְכַרְמִֽי׃ve.khar.MiH3756.

10And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֗וֹןshim.'onH8095;Jemuelיְמוּאֵ֧לye.mu.'ElH3223,and Jaminוְיָמִ֛יןve.ya.MinH3226,and Ohadוְאֹ֖הַדve.'O.hadH161,and Jachinוְיָכִ֣יןve.ya.KhinH3199,and Zoharוְצֹ֑חַרve.Tzo.charH6714,and Shaulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a Canaanitishהַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽית׃Ha.ke.na.'a.NitH3669woman.

11And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878;Gershonגֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955,and Merariוּמְרָרִֽי׃u.me.ra.RiH4847.

12And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063;Erעֵ֧ר'erH6147,and Onanוְאוֹנָ֛ןve.'o.NanH209,and Shelahוְשֵׁלָ֖הve.she.LahH7956,and Pharezוָפֶ֣רֶץva.Fe.retzH6557,and Zerahוָזָ֑רַחva.Za.rachH2226:but Erעֵ֤ר'erH6147and Onanוְאוֹנָן֙ve.'o.NanH209diedוַיָּ֨מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667.And the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Pharezפֶ֖רֶץFe.retzH6557were Hezronחֶצְר֥וֹןchetz.RonH2696and Hamulוְחָמֽוּל׃ve.cha.MulH2538.

13And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Issacharיִשָׂשכָ֑רyi.so.sh.KharH3485;Tolaתּוֹלָ֥עto.La'H8439,and Phuvahוּפֻוָּ֖הu.fu.VahH6312,and Jobוְי֥וֹבve.YovH3102,and Shimronוְשִׁמְרֽוֹן׃ve.shim.RonH8110.

14And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֑ןze.vu.LunH2074;Seredסֶ֥רֶדSe.redH5624,and Elonוְאֵל֖וֹןve.'e.LonH356,and Jahleelוְיַחְלְאֵֽל׃ve.yach.le.'ElH3177.

15These bethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Leahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812,which she bareיָֽלְדָ֤הYal.dahH3205unto Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290in Padan–aramבְּפַדַּ֣ןbe.fa.DanH6307,with his daughterבִתּ֑וֹvi.ToH1323Dinahדִּינָ֣הdi.NahH1783:all the soulsנֶ֧פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of his sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121and his daughtersוּבְנוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.no.TavH1323werethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and threeוְשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃ve.sha.LoshH7969.

16And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Gadגָ֔דGadH1410;Ziphionצִפְי֥וֹןtzif.YonH6837,and Haggiוְחַגִּ֖יve.cha.GiH2291,Shuniשׁוּנִ֣יshu.NiH7764,and Ezbonוְאֶצְבֹּ֑ןve.'etz.BonH675,Eriעֵרִ֥י'e.RiH6179,and Arodiוַֽאֲרוֹדִ֖יva.'a.ro.DiH722,and Areliוְאַרְאֵלִֽי׃ve.'ar.'e.LiH692.

17And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836;Jimnahיִמְנָ֧הyim.NahH3232,and Ishuahוְיִשְׁוָ֛הve.yish.VahH3438,and Isuiוְיִשְׁוִ֥יve.yish.ViH3440,and Beriahוּבְרִיעָ֖הu.ve.ri.'AhH1283,and Serahוְשֶׂ֣רַחve.Se.rachH8294their sisterאֲחֹתָ֑ם'a.cho.TamH269:and the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Beriahבְרִיעָ֔הve.ri.'AhH1283;Heberחֶ֖בֶרChe.verH2268,and Malchielוּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל׃u.mal.ki.'ElH4439.

18These arethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zilpahזִלְפָּ֔הzil.PahH2153,whom Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414to Leahלְלֵאָ֣הle.le.'AhH3812his daughterבִתּ֑וֹvi.ToH1323,and these she bareוַתֵּ֤לֶדva.Te.ledH3205unto Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, evensixteenשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshesh 'es.RehH8337 H6240soulsנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

19The sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Rachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354Jacob’sיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃u.vin.ya.MinH1144.

20And unto Josephלְיוֹסֵף֮le.yo.SefH3130in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714were bornוַיִּוָּלֵ֣דvai.yi.va.LedH3205Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519and Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669,which Asenathאָֽסְנַ֔ת'a.se.NatH621the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Poti–pherahH6319priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Onאֹ֑ן'OnH204bareיָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205unto him.

21And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֗ןvin.ya.MinH1144wereBelahבֶּ֤לַעBe.la'H1106,and Becherוָבֶ֙כֶר֙va.Ve.kherH1071,and Ashbelוְאַשְׁבֵּ֔לve.'ash.BelH788,Geraגֵּרָ֥אge.Ra'H1617,and Naamanוְנַעֲמָ֖ןve.na.'a.ManH5283,Ehiאֵחִ֣י'e.ChiH278,and Roshוָרֹ֑אשׁva.RoshH7220,Muppimמֻפִּ֥יםmu.PimH4649,and Huppimוְחֻפִּ֖יםve.chu.PimH2650,and Ardוָאָֽרְדְּ׃va.'A.redH714.

22These arethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354,which were bornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290:all the soulsנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315werefourteenאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702.

23And the sonsוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Danדָ֖ןdanH1835;Hushimחֻשִֽׁים׃chu.ShimH2366.

24And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321;Jahzeelיַחְצְאֵ֥לyach.tze.'ElH3183,and Guniוְגוּנִ֖יve.gu.NiH1476,and Jezerוְיֵ֥צֶרve.Ye.tzerH3337,and Shillemוְשִׁלֵּֽם׃ve.shi.LemH8006.

25These arethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Bilhahבִלְהָ֔הvil.HahH1090,which Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414unto Rachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354his daughterבִּתּ֑וֹbi.ToH1323,and she bareוַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.ledH3205these unto Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290:all the soulsנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315weresevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'AhH7651.

26All the soulsהַ֠נֶּפֶשׁHa.ne.feshH5315that cameהַבָּאָ֨הha.ba.'AhH935with Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֤בle.ya.'a.KoH3290into Egyptמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙mitz.Ray.mahH4714,which came outיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318of his loinsיְרֵכ֔וֹye.re.KhoH3409,besides Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290sons’בְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802,all the soulsנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315werethreescoreשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346and sixוָשֵֽׁשׁ׃va.SheshH8337;

27And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130,which were bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205him in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֖יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, weretwoשְׁנָ֑יִםshe.Na.yimH8147soulsנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315:all the soulsהַנֶּ֧פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315of the houseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290,which cameהַבָּ֥אָהha.Ba.'ahH935into Egyptמִצְרַ֖יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714, werethreescore and tenשִׁבְעִֽים׃ פshiv.'ImH7657.

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