New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 46

Jacob Moves to Egypt

1So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478setוַיִּסַּ֤עvai.yi.Sa'H5265out with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he had, and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBeershebaH884,and offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֔יםze.va.ChimH2077to theGodלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

2Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430spokeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478in visionsבְּמַרְאֹ֣תbe.mar.'OtH4759of the nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣ב׀ya.'a.KoH3290,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290.”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009I am.”

3He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am Godהָאֵ֖לha.'ElH410,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1;do not be afraidתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372to goH3381downH3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714, for I willmakeאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֥'a.si.me.KhaH7760you a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

4I will goאֵרֵ֤ד'e.RedH3381downH3381with you to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714, andI will alsoגַם־gam-H1571surelyאַֽעַלְךָ֣'a.'al.KhaH5927bringעָלֹ֑ה'a.LohH5927you up againH3254; andJosephוְיוֹסֵ֕ףve.yo.SefH3130willcloseיָשִׁ֥ית יָד֖וֹya.Shit ya.DoH7896 H3027your eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869.”

5Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290aroseוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from BeershebaH884;and the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478carriedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֗ם'a.vi.HemH1Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290and their littleטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945onesH2945and their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802in thewagonsבָּעֲגָל֕וֹתba.'a.ga.LotH5699whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547had sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to carryלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375him.

6They tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947their livestockמִקְנֵיהֶ֗םmik.nei.HemH4735and their propertyרְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.ShamH7399,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they had acquiredרָֽכְשׁוּ֙ra.khe.ShuH7408in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisdescendantsזַרְע֥וֹzar.'OH2233with him:

7his sonsH1121and his grandsonsH1121with him, his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֛יוbe.no.TavH1323and his granddaughtersוּבְנ֥וֹתu.ve.NotH1323 H1121,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisdescendantsזַרְע֑וֹzar.'OH2233he broughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935with him to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ סmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

Those Who Came to Egypt

8Now theseוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are thenamesשְׁמ֧וֹתshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290and his sonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121,who wentהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935to Egyptמִצְרַ֖יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714:Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205,Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290firstbornבְּכֹ֥רbe.KhorH1060.

9The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205:Hanochחֲנ֥וֹךְcha.NokhH2585and Palluוּפַלּ֖וּאu.fa.Lu'H6396and Hezronוְחֶצְר֥וֹןve.chetz.RonH2696and Carmiוְכַרְמִֽי׃ve.khar.MiH3756.

10Thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֗וֹןshim.'onH8095:Jemuelיְמוּאֵ֧לye.mu.'ElH3223and Jaminוְיָמִ֛יןve.ya.MinH3226and Ohadוְאֹ֖הַדve.'O.hadH161andJachinוְיָכִ֣יןve.ya.KhinH3199andZoharוְצֹ֑חַרve.Tzo.charH6714and Shaulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽית׃Ha.ke.na.'a.NitH3669woman.

11The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878:Gershonגֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955,and Merariוּמְרָרִֽי׃u.me.ra.RiH4847.

12The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063:Erעֵ֧ר'erH6147and Onanוְאוֹנָ֛ןve.'o.NanH209and Shelahוְשֵׁלָ֖הve.she.LahH7956and Perezוָפֶ֣רֶץva.Fe.retzH6557and Zerahוָזָ֑רַחva.Za.rachH2226(but Erעֵ֤ר'erH6147and Onanוְאוֹנָן֙ve.'o.NanH209diedוַיָּ֨מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667). And thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Perezפֶ֖רֶץFe.retzH6557were Hezronחֶצְר֥וֹןchetz.RonH2696and Hamulוְחָמֽוּל׃ve.cha.MulH2538.

13The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Issacharיִשָׂשכָ֑רyi.so.sh.KharH3485:Tolaתּוֹלָ֥עto.La'H8439andPuvvahוּפֻוָּ֖הu.fu.VahH6312andIobוְי֥וֹבve.YovH3102and Shimronוְשִׁמְרֽוֹן׃ve.shim.RonH8110.

14The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֑ןze.vu.LunH2074:Seredסֶ֥רֶדSe.redH5624and Elonוְאֵל֖וֹןve.'e.LonH356and Jahleelוְיַחְלְאֵֽל׃ve.yach.le.'ElH3177.

15Theseאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428are the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Leahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812,whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834she boreיָֽלְדָ֤הYal.dahH3205to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290in Paddan-aramבְּפַדַּ֣ןbe.fa.DanH6307,with his daughterבִתּ֑וֹvi.ToH1323Dinahדִּינָ֣הdi.NahH1783;allכָּל־kol-H3605his sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121and his daughtersוּבְנוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.no.TavH1323numberedthirty-threeשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃she.lo.Shim ve.sha.LoshH7970 H7969.

16Thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Gadגָ֔דGadH1410:Ziphionצִפְי֥וֹןtzif.YonH6837and Haggiוְחַגִּ֖יve.cha.GiH2291,Shuniשׁוּנִ֣יshu.NiH7764andEzbonוְאֶצְבֹּ֑ןve.'etz.BonH675,Eriעֵרִ֥י'e.RiH6179andArodiוַֽאֲרוֹדִ֖יva.'a.ro.DiH722and Areliוְאַרְאֵלִֽי׃ve.'ar.'e.LiH692.

17Thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836:Imnahיִמְנָ֧הyim.NahH3232and Ishvahוְיִשְׁוָ֛הve.yish.VahH3438and Ishviוְיִשְׁוִ֥יve.yish.ViH3440and Beriahוּבְרִיעָ֖הu.ve.ri.'AhH1283and their sisterאֲחֹתָ֑ם'a.cho.TamH269Serahוְשֶׂ֣רַחve.Se.rachH8294. And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Beriahבְרִיעָ֔הve.ri.'AhH1283:Heberחֶ֖בֶרChe.verH2268and Malchielוּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל׃u.mal.ki.'ElH4439.

18Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zilpahזִלְפָּ֔הzil.PahH2153,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414to his daughterבִתּ֑וֹvi.ToH1323Leahלְלֵאָ֣הle.le.'AhH3812;and she boreוַתֵּ֤לֶדva.Te.ledH3205to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428sixteenשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshesh 'es.RehH8337 H6240personsנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

19The sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Jacob’sיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802Rachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354:Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃u.vin.ya.MinH1144.

20Now to Josephלְיוֹסֵף֮le.yo.SefH3130in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714were bornוַיִּוָּלֵ֣דvai.yi.va.LedH3205Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519and Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669,whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Asenathאָֽסְנַ֔ת'a.se.NatH621,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of PotipheraH6319,priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Onאֹ֑ן'OnH204,boreיָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205to him.

21Thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֗ןvin.ya.MinH1144:Belaבֶּ֤לַעBe.la'H1106and Becherוָבֶ֙כֶר֙va.Ve.kherH1071and Ashbelוְאַשְׁבֵּ֔לve.'ash.BelH788,Geraגֵּרָ֥אge.Ra'H1617and Naamanוְנַעֲמָ֖ןve.na.'a.ManH5283,Ehiאֵחִ֣י'e.ChiH278and Roshוָרֹ֑אשׁva.RoshH7220,Muppimמֻפִּ֥יםmu.PimH4649andHuppimוְחֻפִּ֖יםve.chu.PimH2650and Ardוָאָֽרְדְּ׃va.'A.redH714.

22Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were bornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290; there werefourteenאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240personsנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315in allכָּל־kol-H3605.

23The sonsוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Danדָ֖ןdanH1835:Hushimחֻשִֽׁים׃chu.ShimH2366.

24The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321:Jahzeelיַחְצְאֵ֥לyach.tze.'ElH3183and Guniוְגוּנִ֖יve.gu.NiH1476and Jezerוְיֵ֥צֶרve.Ye.tzerH3337andShillemוְשִׁלֵּֽם׃ve.shi.LemH8006.

25Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Bilhahבִלְהָ֔הvil.HahH1090,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414to his daughterבִּתּ֑וֹbi.ToH1323Rachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354,and she boreוַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.ledH3205theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290; there weresevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'AhH7651personsנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315in allכָּל־kol-H3605.

26Allכָּל־kol-H3605the personsהַ֠נֶּפֶשׁHa.ne.feshH5315belonging to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֤בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,who cameהַבָּאָ֨הha.ba.'AhH935to Egyptמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙mitz.Ray.mahH4714,his directיְרֵכ֔וֹye.re.KhoH3409descendantsיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318,not includingמִלְּבַ֖דmi.le.VadH905the wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802of Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121, weresixty-sixשִׁשִּׁ֥ים וָשֵֽׁשׁ׃shi.Shim va.SheshH8346 H8337personsנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315in allכָּל־kol-H3605,

27and the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130,who were bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205to him in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֖יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714weretwoשְׁנָ֑יִםshe.Na.yimH8147;allכָּל־kol-H3605the personsH5315of the houseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290,who cameהַבָּ֥אָהha.Ba.'ahH935to Egyptמִצְרַ֖יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714, wereseventyשִׁבְעִֽים׃ פshiv.'ImH7657.

28Now he sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971Judahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him to Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,to pointלְהוֹרֹ֥תle.ho.RotH3384out the waybeforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him toGoshenגֹּ֑שְׁנָהGo.she.nahH1657;and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Goshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

29Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130preparedוַיֶּאְסֹ֤רvai.ye'.SorH631his chariotמֶרְכַּבְתּ֔וֹmer.kav.ToH4818and wentוַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up to Goshenגֹּ֑שְׁנָהGo.she.nahH1657to meetלִקְרַֽאת־lik.rat-H7122his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478;as soon as he appearedוַיֵּרָ֣אvai.ye.Ra'H7200beforeאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413him, he fellוַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.PolH5307on his neckצַוָּארָ֔יוtza.va.RavH6677andweptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058on his neckצַוָּארָ֖יוtza.va.RavH6677a longH5750timeH5750.

30Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, “Nowהַפָּ֑עַםha.Pa.'amH6471let me dieאָמ֣וּתָה'a.Mu.tahH4191,sinceאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310I have seenרְאוֹתִ֣יre.'o.TiH7200your faceפָּנֶ֔יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440,that you are stillעוֹדְךָ֖'od.KhaH5750aliveחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.”

31Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251and to his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, “I will goאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927up and tellוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547,and will sayוְאֹֽמְרָ֣הve.'o.me.RahH559to him, ‘My brothersאַחַ֧י'a.ChaiH251and my father’sאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1householdוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werein the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Canaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667,have comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to me;

32and the menH376are shepherdsרֹ֣עֵיRo.'eiH7462,for they have beenהָי֑וּHa.yuH1961keepersH376of livestockמִקְנֶ֖הmik.NehH4735;and they have broughtהֵבִֽיאוּ׃he.Vi.'uH935their flocksH6629and their herdsוּבְקָרָ֛םu.ve.ka.RamH1241and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that they have.’

33Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547callsיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121you and saysוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100is your occupationמַּעֲשֵׂיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.sei.KhemH4639?’

34you shall sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have beenהָי֤וּha.YuH1961keepersH376of livestockמִקְנֶ֜הmik.NehH4735from our youthמִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271even untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704nowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258,bothH1571we and our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,’ that you mayliveתֵּשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657;for everyכָּל־kol-H3605shepherdרֹ֥עֵהRo.'ehH7462isloathsomeתוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to the EgyptiansH4714.”

Jacob Moves to Egypt

Those Who Came to Egypt

Commentaries on Genesis 46