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Genesis 45:1-5

1Then Josephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130couldיָכֹ֨לya.KholH3201not controlלְהִתְאַפֵּ֗קle.hit.'a.PekH662himself in front of everyoneלְכֹ֤לle.KholH3605standingהַנִּצָּבִים֙ha.ni.tza.VimH5324beforeH5921him, and he shoutedוַיִּקְרָ֕אvai.yik.Ra'H7121, “Have everyoneכָל־khol-H3605leaveהוֹצִ֥יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318 H4480me!” So therewas noH3808oneH376with himwhen Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130madeH3045himself knownH3045to his brothersאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

2Then heweptוַיִּתֵּ֥ן בִּבְכִ֑יvai.yi.Ten biv.KhiH5414 H6963 H1065so loudlyH6963that the EgyptiansH4714heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085it,and the householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085about it.

3And Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251, “I am Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130!Is my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1stillהַע֥וֹדha.'odH5750aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416?”But his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251couldיָכְל֤וּya.khe.LuH3201not answerלַעֲנ֣וֹתla.'a.NotH6030him, forthey were terrifiedנִבְהֲל֖וּniv.ha.LuH926in his presenceמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.

4Then Josephיוֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his brothersאֶחָ֛יו'e.ChavH251, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994comeH5066closerH5066to me.” And they cameH5066closerH5066.And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am your brotherאֲחִיכֶ֔ם'a.chi.KhemH251Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834yousoldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

5Nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258do not be grievedתֵּעָ֣צְב֗וּte.'A.tze.VuH6087or angryיִ֙חַר֙yi.charH2734with yourselvesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.KhemH5869becauseH3588you soldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376me hereהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008, forGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sentשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me aheadלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440of youto saveH4241livesH4241.

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