Genesis 47
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Genesis 47:2-4

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.
4They saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559moreover unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547,For to sojournלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481in the landבָּאָרֶץ֮ba.'a.RetzH776are we comeבָּאנוּ֒ba.NuH935;for thy servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have no pastureמִרְעֶ֗הmir.'EhH4829for their flocksלַצֹּאן֙la.tzoNH6629;for the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458issoreכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667:now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650dwellיֵֽשְׁבוּ־ye.she.vu-H3427in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.
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