New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 47:19-26

19Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100should we dieנָמ֣וּתna.MutH4191before your eyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,bothH1571we and our landאַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127?Buyקְנֵֽה־ke.neh-H7069us and our landאַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127forfoodבַּלָּ֑חֶםba.La.chemH3899,and we and our landוְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙ve.'ad.ma.Te.nuH127will be slavesעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547.So giveוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414us seedזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233,that we may liveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421and not dieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191,and that the landוְהָאֲדָמָ֖הve.ha.'a.da.MahH127may not be desolateתֵשָֽׁם׃te.ShamH3456.”

20So Josephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130boughtוַיִּ֨קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547, foreveryאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376EgyptianH4714soldמָכְר֤וּma.khe.RuH4376his fieldשָׂדֵ֔הוּsa.De.huH7704,becauseH3588the famineהָרָעָ֑בha.ra.'AvH7458was severeחָזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388upon them. Thus the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776becameוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961Pharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

21As for the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,he removedהֶעֱבִ֥ירhe.'e.VirH5674them to the citiesלֶעָרִ֑יםle.'a.RimH5892from one endמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of Egypt’sמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714borderגְבוּל־ge.Vul-H1366to the otherקָצֵֽהוּ׃ka.Tze.huH7097.

22OnlyH7534the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548he did not buyקָנָ֑הka.NahH7069,for the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548had an allotmentחֹ֨קchokH2706from Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547, and theylivedH398offH398the allotmentחֻקָּם֙chu.KamH2706whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547gaveנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414them. Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֕ן'al- kenH5921 H3651,they did not sellמָכְר֖וּma.khe.RuH4376their landאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127.

23Then Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “Beholdהֵן֩henH2005,I have todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117boughtקָנִ֨יתִיka.Ni.tiH7069you and your landאַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם'ad.mat.KhemH127for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547;nowהֵֽא־he'-H1887, hereis seedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233for you, and you may sowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֖םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232the landהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

24At the harvestבַּתְּבוּאֹ֔תba.te.vu.'OtH8393you shall giveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414afifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547, andfour-fifthsוְאַרְבַּ֣ע הַיָּדֹ֡תve.'ar.Ba' hai.ya.DotH702 H3027shall be your own for seedלְזֶ֨רַעle.Ze.ra'H2233of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֧הha.sa.DehH7704and for your foodוּֽלְאָכְלְכֶ֛םu.le.'a.khe.le.KhemH400and for those of your householdsבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֖םbe.va.tei.KhemH1004and as foodוְלֶאֱכֹ֥לve.le.'e.KholH398for your littleלְטַפְּכֶֽם׃le.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945.”

25So they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “You have savedH2421our livesH2421!Let us findנִמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,and we will be Pharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547slavesעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650.”

26Josephיוֹסֵ֡ףyo.SefH3130madeוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760it a statuteלְחֹק֩le.ChokH2706concerningעַל־'al-H5921the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714validto thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117,that Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547should have the fifthלַחֹ֑מֶשׁla.Cho.meshH2569;onlyH7534the landאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127of the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548did not becomeהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961Pharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

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