Genesis 47
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Genesis 47:1-3

1Then Josephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935and toldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹה֒le.far.'OhH6547,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,My fatherאָבִ֨י'a.ViH1and my brethrenוְאַחַ֜יve.'a.ChaiH251,and their flocksוְצֹאנָ֤םve.tzo.NamH6629,and their herdsוּבְקָרָם֙u.ve.ka.RamH1241,and all that they have, are come outבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667; and, behold, they arein the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.
2And he tookלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947someוּמִקְצֵ֣הu.mik.TzehH7097of his brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, evenfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582,and presentedוַיַּצִּגֵ֖םvai.ya.tzi.GemH3322them untoלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.
3And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, What isyour occupationמַּעֲשֵׂיכֶ֑םma.'a.sei.KhemH4639?And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547,Thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650areshepherdsרֹעֵ֥ה צֹאן֙ro.'Eh tzoNH6629H7462, both we, andalso our fathersאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.
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