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Genesis 47:15-17

15When the moneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701wasH8552allH8552spentH8552in the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714and in the landוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַעַן֒ke.na.'AnH3667,allכָל־khol-H3605the EgyptiansH4714cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935to Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, “Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051usfoodלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899, forwhyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100should we dieנָמ֖וּתna.MutH4191in your presenceנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָneg.De.khaH5048? For ourmoneyכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701isH656goneH656.”

16Then Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Giveהָב֣וּha.VuH3051up your livestockמִקְנֵיכֶ֔םmik.nei.KhemH4735,and I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414you foodfor your livestockבְּמִקְנֵיכֶ֑םbe.mik.nei.KhemH4735,sinceאִם־'im-H518yourmoneyכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701isH656goneH656.”

17So they broughtוַיָּבִ֣יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935their livestockH4735to Josephיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130,and Josephיוֹסֵ֨ףyo.SefH3130gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414themfoodלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899in exchange for the horsesבַּסּוּסִ֗יםba.su.SimH5483and theflocksהַצֹּ֛אןha.TzonH6629and the herdsהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241and the donkeysוּבַחֲמֹרִ֑יםu.va.cha.mo.RimH2543; and hefedוַיְנַהֲלֵ֤םvay.na.ha.LemH5095them withfoodבַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ba.Le.chemH3899in exchange for allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their livestockH4735that yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.

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