New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 47:1-6

1ThenJosephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130wentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935in and toldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹה֒le.far.'OhH6547,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “My fatherאָבִ֨י'a.ViH1and my brothersוְאַחַ֜יve.'a.ChaiH251and their flocksוְצֹאנָ֤םve.tzo.NamH6629and their herdsוּבְקָרָם֙u.ve.ka.RamH1241and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that they have, have comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;and beholdH2009,they are in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.”

2He tookלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menH376from amongוּמִקְצֵ֣הu.mik.TzehH7097his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251andpresentedוַיַּצִּגֵ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥יvai.ya.tzi.Gem lif.NeiH3322 H6440them to Pharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

3Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is your occupationמַּעֲשֵׂיכֶ֑םma.'a.sei.KhemH4639?”So they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547, “Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650areshepherdsרֹעֵ֥הro.'EhH7462,bothH1571we and our fathersאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.”

4They saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547, “We have comeבָּאנוּ֒ba.NuH935to sojournלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481in the landבָּאָרֶץ֮ba.'a.RetzH776,for thereH369is noH369pastureמִרְעֶ֗הmir.'EhH4829for your servants’לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650flocksלַצֹּאן֙la.tzoNH6629, forthe famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458is severeכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667.Nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,therefore, pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994let your servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650liveיֵֽשְׁבוּ־ye.she.vu-H3427in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.”

5Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saidH559toJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, “Your fatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and your brothersוְאַחֶ֖יךָve.'a.Chei.khaH251have comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to you.

6The landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714isat your disposalלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440;settleהוֹשֵׁ֥בho.ShevH3427your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and your brothersאַחֶ֑יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251inthe bestבְּמֵיטַ֣בbe.mei.TavH4315of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, let themliveיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657;and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you knowיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045anyוְיֶשׁ־ve.yesh-H3426capableחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428menH376among them, thenputוְשַׂמְתָּ֛םve.sam.TamH7760them in chargeשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of my livestockמִקְנֶ֖הmik.NehH4735.”

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