New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 45:17-25

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.

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