New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 47:29-31

29Whenthe timeיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478to dieלָמוּת֒la.MutH4191drewH7126nearH7126,he calledוַיִּקְרָ֣א׀vai.yik.Ra'H7121his sonלִבְנ֣וֹliv.NoH1121Josephלְיוֹסֵ֗ףle.yo.SefH3130and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994,ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,placeשִֽׂים־sim-H7760nowנָ֥אna'H4994your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478my thighיְרֵכִ֑יye.re.KhiH3409anddealוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213with me in kindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617andfaithfulnessוֶאֱמֶ֔תve.'e.MetH571.Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994do not buryתִקְבְּרֵ֖נִיtik.be.Re.niH6912me in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

30but when Ilieוְשָֽׁכַבְתִּי֙ve.sha.khav.TiH7901downH7901with my fathersאֲבֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1,you shall carryוּנְשָׂאתַ֙נִי֙u.ne.sa.Ta.niH5375me out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and buryוּקְבַרְתַּ֖נִיu.ke.var.Ta.niH6912me intheir burialH6900placeH6900.”And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213as you have saidכִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃khid.va.Re.khaH1697.”

31He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Swearהִשָּֽׁבְעָה֙hi.sha.ve.'AhH7650to me.” So he sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650to him. ThenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812in worshipat the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the bedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ פha.mi.TahH4296.

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