New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 45:16-20

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.’”

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