New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 50:4-13

4When the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofmourningבְכִית֔וֹve.khi.ToH1068for him were pastוַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֙vai.ya.'av.RuH5674,Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to the householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518nowנָ֨אna'H4994I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your sightבְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.KhemH5869,pleaseנָ֕אna'H4994speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696to Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5‘My fatherאָבִ֞י'a.ViH1made me swearהִשְׁבִּיעַ֣נִיhish.bi.'A.niH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I am about to dieמֵת֒metH4191;in my graveבְּקִבְרִ֗יbe.kiv.RiH6913whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I dugכָּרִ֤יתִיka.Ri.tiH3738for myself in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,thereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033you shall buryתִּקְבְּרֵ֑נִיtik.be.Re.niH6912me.” Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, pleaseנָּ֛אna'H4994let me goאֶֽעֱלֶה־'e.'e.leh-H5927up and buryוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1;then I will returnוְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725.’”

6Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927up and buryוּקְבֹ֥רu.ke.VorH6912your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,as he made you swearהִשְׁבִּיעֶֽךָ׃hish.bi.'E.khaH7650.”

7So Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wentוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up to buryלִקְבֹּ֣רlik.BorH6912his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,and with him wentוַיַּֽעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up allכָּל־kol-H3605the servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650of Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547,the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of his householdבֵית֔וֹvei.ToH1004and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

8and allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130and his brothersוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251and his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1householdוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004;they leftעָזְב֖וּ'a.ze.VuH5800onlyH7534their littleטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945onesH2945and their flocksוְצֹאנָ֣םve.tzo.NamH6629and their herdsוּבְקָרָ֔םu.ve.ka.RamH1241in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

9There also wentוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up with him bothH1571chariotsרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571;and it was a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515companyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

10When they cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thethreshingH1637floorגֹּ֣רֶןGo.renH1637of Atadהָאָטָ֗דha.'a.TadH329,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, theylamentedוַיִּ֨סְפְּדוּ־vai.Yis.pe.du-H5594thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033with a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419andsorrowfulוְכָבֵ֖דve.kha.VedH3515lamentationמִסְפֵּ֛דmis.PedH4553; and heobservedוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117mourningאֵ֖בֶל'E.velH60for his fatherלְאָבִ֛יוle.'a.VivH1.

11Now when the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁב֩yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,sawוַיַּ֡רְאvai.Yar'H7200the mourningהָאֵ֗בֶלha.'E.velH60atthe threshingבְּגֹ֙רֶן֙be.Go.renH1637floorH1637of Atadהָֽאָטָ֔דha.'a.TadH329,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088is agrievousכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515mourningאֵֽבֶל־'e.vel-H60for the Egyptiansלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651it was namedקָרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ka.Ra' she.MahH7121 H8034Abel-mizraimH67,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is beyondבְּעֵ֥בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

12Thusכֵּ֖ןkenH3651his sonsבָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121didוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213for him as he had chargedצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680them;

13for his sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121carriedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375him to the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him inthe caveבִּמְעָרַ֖תbim.'a.RatH4631of the fieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704of Machpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑הha.makh.pe.LahH4375beforeעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440Mamreמַמְרֵֽא׃mam.Re'H4471,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֨ם'av.ra.HamH85had boughtקָנָה֩ka.NahH7069along with the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704for aburialקֶ֗בֶרKe.verH6913siteלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272from Ephronעֶפְרֹ֥ן'ef.RonH6085the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850.

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