New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 50:5-9

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.

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