New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 45:5-15

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.

6For the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458has beenin the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776theseזֶ֛הzehH2088two yearsשְׁנָתַ֥יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141,and there are stillוְעוֹד֙ve.'OdH5750fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thereH369willH369beH369neitherH369plowingחָרִ֖ישׁcha.RishH2758norH369harvestingוְקָצִּֽיר׃ve.ka.TzirH7105.

7SoGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִיvai.yish.la.Che.niH7971me aheadלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440of you to ensureלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760for you a remnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611on the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and tokeepH2421you aliveוּלְהַחֲי֣וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421by a greatגְּדֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceלִפְלֵיטָ֖הlif.lei.TahH6413.

8Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,therefore, it was not you who sentשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םshe.lach.TemH7971me hereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008,but Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;and He has madeוַיְשִׂימֵ֨נִֽיvay.si.Me.niH7760me afatherלְאָ֜בle.'AvH1to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֗הle.far.'OhH6547and lordוּלְאָדוֹן֙u.le.'a.dOnH113of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his householdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,and rulerוּמֹשֵׁ֖לu.mo.ShelH4910over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9Hurryמַהֲרוּ֮ma.ha.RuH4116and goוַעֲל֣וּva.'a.LuH5927upH5927to my fatherאָבִי֒'a.ViH1, andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559to him, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541your sonבִּנְךָ֣bin.KhaH1121Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430has madeשָׂמַ֧נִיsa.Ma.niH7760me lordלְאָד֖וֹןle.'a.DonH113of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;comeרְדָ֥הre.DahH3381downH3381to me, do not delayתַּעֲמֹֽד׃ta.'a.ModH5975.

10For you shall liveוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֣ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofGoshenגֹּ֗שֶׁןGo.shenH1657,and you shall be nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138me, you and your childrenH1121and yourgrandchildrenH1121,and your flocksוְצֹאנְךָ֥ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629and your herdsוּבְקָרְךָ֖u.ve.ka.re.ChaH1241and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that you have.

11Thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033I will alsoprovideוְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֤יve.khil.kal.TiH3557for you, for there are stillע֛וֹדodH5750fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141of famineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458to come,and you and your householdוּבֵֽיתְךָ֖u.vei.te.KhaH1004and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that you have would be impoverishedתִּוָּרֵ֛שׁti.va.ReshH3423.”’

12Beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869seeרֹא֔וֹתro.'otH7200,and the eyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869of my brotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144see,that it is my mouthפִ֖יfiH6310which is speakingהַֽמְדַבֵּ֥רham.da.BerH1696to you.

13Now you must tellוְהִגַּדְתֶּ֣םve.hi.gad.TemH5046my fatherלְאָבִ֗יle.'a.ViH1of allכָּל־kol-H3605my splendorכְּבוֹדִי֙ke.vo.DiH3519in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and allכָּל־kol-H3605that you have seenרְאִיתֶ֑םre.'i.TemH7200;and you must hurryוּמִֽהַרְתֶּ֛םu.mi.har.TemH4116andbringוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םve.ho.rad.TemH3381my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1downH3381hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008.”

14Then he fellוַיִּפֹּ֛לvai.yi.PolH5307on his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Benjamin’sבִנְיָמִֽן־vin.ya.min-H1144neckצַוְּארֵ֥יtza.ve.ReiH6677andweptוַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058,and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144weptבָּכָ֖הba.KhahH1058on his neckצַוָּארָֽיו׃tza.va.RavH6677.

15And he kissedוַיְנַשֵּׁ֥קvay.na.ShekH5401allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251and weptוַיֵּ֣בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058on them, and afterwardוְאַ֣חֲרֵי כֵ֔ןve.'A.cha.rei KhenH310 H3651his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251talkedדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696with him.

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