New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 45:5-8

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.

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