Genesis 47
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Genesis 47:2-4

2And he tookלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menH376from amongוּמִקְצֵ֣הu.mik.TzehH7097his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251andpresentedוַיַּצִּגֵ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥יvai.ya.tzi.Gem lif.NeiH3322H6440them to Pharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.
3Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is your occupationמַּעֲשֵׂיכֶ֑םma.'a.sei.KhemH4639?”So they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547, “Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650areshepherdsרֹעֵ֥הro.'EhH7462,bothH1571we and our fathersאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.”
4They also saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547, “We have comeבָּאנוּ֒ba.NuH935to resideלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481in the landבָּאָרֶץ֮ba.'a.RetzH776,for thereH369isH369noH369pastureמִרְעֶ֗הmir.'EhH4829for your servants’לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650flocksלַצֹּאן֙la.tzoNH6629, forthe famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458is severeכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667.Nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,therefore, pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994let your servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650liveיֵֽשְׁבוּ־ye.she.vu-H3427in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.”
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