New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 50:19-25

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.

22Now Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130stayedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,he and his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1householdוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004,and Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421one hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and tenוָעֶ֖שֶׂרva.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

23Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֑יםshi.le.ShimH8029generation of Ephraim’sלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121;alsoגַּ֗םGamH1571the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Machirמָכִיר֙ma.KhirH4353,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519, werebornיֻלְּד֖וּyu.le.DuH3205on Joseph’sיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130kneesבִּרְכֵּ֥יbir.KeiH1290.

24Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, “I am about to dieמֵ֑תMetH4191,but Godוֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםve.lo.HimH430will surelyH6485takeH6485careH6485of you and bringוְהֶעֱלָ֤הve.he.'e.LahH5927you up from thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776to the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834HepromisedH7650on oathH7650toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85, toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327and toJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.”

25Then Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130made the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478swearוַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עvai.yash.Ba'H7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430will surelyH6485takeH6485careH6485of you, andyou shall carryוְהַעֲלִתֶ֥םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927my bonesעַצְמֹתַ֖י'atz.mo.TaiH6106up from hereמִזֶּֽה׃mi.ZehH2088.”

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