New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 50:17-21

17‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541you shall sayתֹאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559to Josephלְיוֹסֵ֗ףle.yo.SefH3130, “Pleaseנָ֠אna'H4994forgiveשָׂ֣אsa'H5375,I begאָ֣נָּ֡א'a.Na'H577you, the transgressionפֶּ֣שַׁעPe.sha'H6588of your brothersאַחֶ֤יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251and their sinוְחַטָּאתָם֙ve.cha.ta.TamH2403,for they didגְמָל֔וּךָge.ma.Lu.khaH1580you wrongH7463.”’And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,pleaseנָ֔אNa'H4994forgiveשָׂ֣אsa'H5375the transgressionלְפֶ֥שַׁעle.Fe.sha'H6588of the servantsעַבְדֵ֖י'av.DeiH5650of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1.”And Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058when they spokeבְּדַבְּרָ֥םbe.da.be.RamH1696to him.

18Then his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251alsoגַּם־gam-H1571cameוַיֵּלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980andfellH5307downH5307beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Beholdהִנֶּ֥נּֽוּhi.Ne.nuH2009,we are your servantsלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.”

19But Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Do not be afraidתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372,for am I in God’sאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430placeהֲתַ֥חַתha.Ta.chatH8478?

20As for you,you meantחֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥םcha.shav.TemH2803evilH7463againstעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921me, butGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430meantחֲשָׁבָ֣הּcha.sha.VahH2803it for goodH2899in orderלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616to bringH6213aboutH6213thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088presentכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117result, to preserveלְהַחֲיֹ֥תle.ha.cha.YotH2421manyרָֽב׃RavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971aliveH2421.

21Soוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore, do not be afraidתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372;I will provideאֲכַלְכֵּ֥ל'a.khal.KelH3557for you and your littleטַפְּכֶ֑םta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945.”So he comfortedוַיְנַחֵ֣םvay.na.ChemH5162them and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.BerH1696kindlyלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820to them.

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