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Genesis 45:16-24

16Now when thenewsוְהַקֹּ֣לve.ha.KolH6963was heardנִשְׁמַ֗עnish.Ma'H8085in Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004that Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130brothersאֲחֵ֣י'a.CheiH251had comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935, itpleasedוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190 H5869Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547and his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

17Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to your brothersאַחֶ֖יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, ‘Doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213thisH2088:loadטַֽעֲנוּ֙ta.'a.NuH2943your livestockבְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔םbe.'I.re.KhemH1165andgoוּלְכוּ־ בֹ֖אוּu.le.khu- Vo.'uH1980 H935to the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667,

18and takeוּקְח֧וּu.ke.ChuH3947your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֛ם'a.vi.KhemH1and your householdsבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004and comeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935to me; andI will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֣הve.'e.te.NahH5414you thebestטוּב֙tuvH2898of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and you will eatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398the fatחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.’

19Now you are orderedצֻוֵּ֖יתָהtzu.Vei.tahH6680, ‘Doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213thisH2088:takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947wagonsעֲגָל֗וֹתa.ga.LotH5699from the landמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for your littleלְטַפְּכֶם֙le.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945and for your wivesוְלִנְשֵׁיכֶ֔םve.lin.shei.KhemH802,and bringוּנְשָׂאתֶ֥םu.ne.sa.TemH5375your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֖ם'a.vi.KhemH1and comeוּבָאתֶֽם׃u.va.TemH935.

20And do notconcernתָּחֹ֖סta.ChosH2347 H5869yourselvesH5869with your propertyכְּלֵיכֶ֑םke.lei.KhemH3627, for thebestט֛וּבtuvH2898of allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714is yours.’”

21Then the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soכֵן֙khenH3651;and Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414themwagonsעֲגָל֖וֹתa.ga.LotH5699accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them provisionsצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for the journeyלַדָּֽרֶךְ׃la.Da.rekhH1870.

22Toeachלְכֻלָּ֥ם לָאִ֖ישׁle.khu.Lam la.'IshH3605 H376of them he gaveנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414changesחֲלִפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of garmentsשְׂמָלֹ֑תse.ma.LotH8071,but to Benjaminוּלְבִנְיָמִ֤ןu.le.vin.ya.MinH1144he gaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967pieces ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701andfiveוְחָמֵ֖שׁve.cha.MeshH2568changesחֲלִפֹ֥תcha.li.FotH2487of garmentsשְׂמָלֹֽת׃se.ma.LotH8071.

23And to his fatherוּלְאָבִ֞יוu.le.'a.VivH1he sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971the followingH2088:tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235maleH2543donkeysחֲמֹרִ֔יםcha.mo.RimH2543loadedנֹשְׂאִ֖יםno.se.'ImH5375with thebestמִטּ֣וּבmi.TuvH2898thingsH2898of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,tenוְעֶ֣שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235femaleאֲתֹנֹ֡ת'a.to.NotH860donkeysH860loadedנֹֽ֠שְׂאֹתNo.se.'otH5375with grainבָּ֣רbarH1250,breadוָלֶ֧חֶםva.Le.chemH3899,and sustenanceוּמָז֛וֹןu.ma.ZonH4202for his fatherלְאָבִ֖יוle.'a.VivH1on the journeyלַדָּֽרֶךְ׃la.Da.rekhH1870.

24So he sentH7971his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251awayH7971, andas they departedוַיֵּלֵ֑כוּvai.ye.Le.khuH1980,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Do notquarrelתִּרְגְּז֖וּtir.ge.ZuH7264on the journeyבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.”

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