New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 45

Joseph Deals Kindly with His Brothers

1Then Josephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130couldיָכֹ֨לya.KholH3201not controlלְהִתְאַפֵּ֗קle.hit.'a.PekH662himself before allלְכֹ֤לle.KholH3605those who stoodהַנִּצָּבִים֙ha.ni.tza.VimH5324by him, and he criedוַיִּקְרָ֕אvai.yik.Ra'H7121, “Have everyoneכָל־khol-H3605goהוֹצִ֥יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318out from me.” So therewas noH3808manH376with himwhen Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130madeH3045himself knownH3045to his brothersאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

2Heweptוַיִּתֵּ֥ן בִּבְכִ֑יvai.yi.Ten biv.KhiH5414 H6963 H1065so loudlyH6963that the EgyptiansH4714heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085it,and the householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it.

3Then Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251, “I am Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130!Is my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1stillהַע֥וֹדha.'odH5750aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416?”But his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251couldיָכְל֤וּya.khe.LuH3201not answerלַעֲנ֣וֹתla.'a.NotH6030him, forthey were dismayedנִבְהֲל֖וּniv.ha.LuH926at his presenceמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.

4Then Josephיוֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his brothersאֶחָ֛יו'e.ChavH251, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994comeH5066closerH5066to me.” And they cameH5066closerH5066.And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am your brotherאֲחִיכֶ֔ם'a.chi.KhemH251Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834yousoldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376into Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

5Nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258do not be grievedתֵּעָ֣צְב֗וּte.'A.tze.VuH6087or angryיִ֙חַר֙yi.charH2734with yourselvesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.KhemH5869,becauseH3588you soldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376me hereהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008, forGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sentשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me beforeלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440you to preserveH4241lifeH4241.

6For the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458has beenin the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776theseזֶ֛הzehH2088two yearsשְׁנָתַ֥יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141,and there are stillוְעוֹד֙ve.'OdH5750fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thereH369will be neitherH369plowingחָרִ֖ישׁcha.RishH2758norH369harvestingוְקָצִּֽיר׃ve.ka.TzirH7105.

7Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִיvai.yish.la.Che.niH7971me beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440you to preserveלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760for you a remnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611in the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and to keepH2421you aliveוּלְהַחֲי֣וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421by a greatגְּדֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceלִפְלֵיטָ֖הlif.lei.TahH6413.

8Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,therefore, it was not you who sentשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םshe.lach.TemH7971me hereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008,but Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;and He has madeוַיְשִׂימֵ֨נִֽיvay.si.Me.niH7760me afatherלְאָ֜בle.'AvH1to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֗הle.far.'OhH6547and lordוּלְאָדוֹן֙u.le.'a.dOnH113of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his householdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004and rulerוּמֹשֵׁ֖לu.mo.ShelH4910over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9Hurryמַהֲרוּ֮ma.ha.RuH4116and goוַעֲל֣וּva.'a.LuH5927up to my fatherאָבִי֒'a.ViH1, andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559to him, ‘Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559your sonבִּנְךָ֣bin.KhaH1121Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430has madeשָׂמַ֧נִיsa.Ma.niH7760me lordלְאָד֖וֹןle.'a.DonH113of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;comeרְדָ֥הre.DahH3381downH3381to me, do not delayתַּעֲמֹֽד׃ta.'a.ModH5975.

10You shallliveוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֣ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofGoshenגֹּ֗שֶׁןGo.shenH1657,and you shall be nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138me, you and your childrenוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and your children’sוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121childrenבָנֶ֑יךָva.Nei.khaH1121and your flocksוְצֹאנְךָ֥ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629and your herdsוּבְקָרְךָ֖u.ve.ka.re.ChaH1241and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that you have.

11Thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033I will alsoprovideוְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֤יve.khil.kal.TiH3557for you, for there are stillע֛וֹדodH5750fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141of famineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458to come,and you and your householdוּבֵֽיתְךָ֖u.vei.te.KhaH1004and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that you have would be impoverishedתִּוָּרֵ֛שׁti.va.ReshH3423.”’

12Beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869seeרֹא֔וֹתro.'otH7200,and the eyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869of my brotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144see,that it is my mouthפִ֖יfiH6310which is speakingהַֽמְדַבֵּ֥רham.da.BerH1696to you.

13Now you must tellוְהִגַּדְתֶּ֣םve.hi.gad.TemH5046my fatherלְאָבִ֗יle.'a.ViH1of allכָּל־kol-H3605my splendorכְּבוֹדִי֙ke.vo.DiH3519in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and allכָּל־kol-H3605that you have seenרְאִיתֶ֑םre.'i.TemH7200;and you must hurryוּמִֽהַרְתֶּ֛םu.mi.har.TemH4116andbringוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םve.ho.rad.TemH3381my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1downH3381hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008.”

14Then he fellוַיִּפֹּ֛לvai.yi.PolH5307on his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Benjamin’sבִנְיָמִֽן־vin.ya.min-H1144neckצַוְּארֵ֥יtza.ve.ReiH6677andweptוַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058,and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144weptבָּכָ֖הba.KhahH1058on his neckצַוָּארָֽיו׃tza.va.RavH6677.

15He kissedוַיְנַשֵּׁ֥קvay.na.ShekH5401allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251and weptוַיֵּ֣בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058on them, and afterwardוְאַ֣חֲרֵי כֵ֔ןve.'A.cha.rei KhenH310 H3651his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251talkedדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696with him.

16Now when thenewsוְהַקֹּ֣לve.ha.KolH6963was heardנִשְׁמַ֗עnish.Ma'H8085in Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004that Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130brothersאֲחֵ֣י'a.CheiH251had comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935, itpleasedוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190 H5869Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547and his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

17Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to your brothersאַחֶ֖יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, ‘Doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213thisH2088:loadטַֽעֲנוּ֙ta.'a.NuH2943your beastsבְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔םbe.'I.re.KhemH1165andgoוּלְכוּ־ בֹ֖אוּu.le.khu- Vo.'uH1980 H935to the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667,

18and takeוּקְח֧וּu.ke.ChuH3947your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֛ם'a.vi.KhemH1and your householdsבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004and comeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935to me, andI will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֣הve.'e.te.NahH5414you thebestטוּב֙tuvH2898of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and you will eatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398the fatחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.’

19Now you are orderedצֻוֵּ֖יתָהtzu.Vei.tahH6680, ‘Doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213thisH2088:takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947wagonsעֲגָל֗וֹתa.ga.LotH5699from the landמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for your littleלְטַפְּכֶם֙le.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945and for your wivesוְלִנְשֵׁיכֶ֔םve.lin.shei.KhemH802,and bringוּנְשָׂאתֶ֥םu.ne.sa.TemH5375your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֖ם'a.vi.KhemH1and comeוּבָאתֶֽם׃u.va.TemH935.

20Do notconcernתָּחֹ֖סta.ChosH2347 H5869yourselvesH5869with your goodsכְּלֵיכֶ֑םke.lei.KhemH3627, for thebestט֛וּבtuvH2898of allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714is yours.’”

21Then the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soכֵן֙khenH3651;and Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414themwagonsעֲגָל֖וֹתa.ga.LotH5699accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them provisionsצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for the journeyלַדָּֽרֶךְ׃la.Da.rekhH1870.

22Toeachלְכֻלָּ֥ם לָאִ֖ישׁle.khu.Lam la.'IshH3605 H376of them he gaveנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414changesחֲלִפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of garmentsשְׂמָלֹ֑תse.ma.LotH8071,but to Benjaminוּלְבִנְיָמִ֤ןu.le.vin.ya.MinH1144he gaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967pieces ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701andfiveוְחָמֵ֖שׁve.cha.MeshH2568changesחֲלִפֹ֥תcha.li.FotH2487of garmentsשְׂמָלֹֽת׃se.ma.LotH8071.

23To his fatherוּלְאָבִ֞יוu.le.'a.VivH1he sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971as followsH2088:tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235donkeysחֲמֹרִ֔יםcha.mo.RimH2543loadedנֹשְׂאִ֖יםno.se.'ImH5375with thebestמִטּ֣וּבmi.TuvH2898thingsH2898of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and tenוְעֶ֣שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235femaleאֲתֹנֹ֡ת'a.to.NotH860donkeysH860loadedנֹֽ֠שְׂאֹתNo.se.'otH5375with grainבָּ֣רbarH1250and breadוָלֶ֧חֶםva.Le.chemH3899and sustenanceוּמָז֛וֹןu.ma.ZonH4202for his fatherלְאָבִ֖יוle.'a.VivH1on the journeyלַדָּֽרֶךְ׃la.Da.rekhH1870.

24So he sentH7971his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251awayH7971, andas they departedוַיֵּלֵ֑כוּvai.ye.Le.khuH1980,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Do notquarrelתִּרְגְּז֖וּtir.ge.ZuH7264on the journeyבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.”

25Then they wentוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667to their fatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290.

26They toldוַיַּגִּ֨דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130is stillע֚וֹדodH5750aliveחַ֔יChaiH2416,and indeedH3588he is rulerמֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.” Buthe was stunnedוַיָּ֣פָגvai.Ya.fogH6313, forhe did not believeהֶאֱמִ֖יןhe.'e.MinH539them.

27When they toldוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696him allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130that he had spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to them, and when he sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200thewagonsהָ֣עֲגָל֔וֹתha.'a.ga.LotH5699that Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130had sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to carryלָשֵׂ֣אתla.SetH5375him, the spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307of their fatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290revivedוַתְּחִ֕יva.te.ChiH2421.

28Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “It is enoughרַ֛בravH7227;my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121Josephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130is stillעוֹד־'od-H5750aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416.I will goאֵֽלְכָ֥ה'e.le.KhahH1980and seeוְאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּve.'er.'E.nuH7200him beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191.”

Joseph Deals Kindly with His Brothers

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