New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 47:4-10

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.”

7Then Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130broughtוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290andpresentedוַיַּֽעֲמִדֵ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֣יvai.ya.'a.mi.De.hu lif.NeiH5975 H6440him to Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547;and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

8Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, “HowH4100manyH4100yearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141have you livedH2425?”

9So Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, “TheyearsH8141of my sojourningמְגוּרַ֔יme.gu.RaiH4033are one hundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970;fewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592andunpleasantוְרָעִ֗יםve.ra.'ImH7451have beenהָיוּ֙ha.YuH1961theyearsH8141of my lifeH2425,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808have theyattainedהִשִּׂ֗יגוּhi.Si.guH5381theyearsH8141that my fathersאֲבֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1livedH2425during the daysH3117of their sojourningמְגוּרֵיהֶֽם׃me.gu.rei.HemH4033.”

10And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288PharaohH6547,and wentוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out fromhis presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440.

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