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Genesis 47:29-31

29Whenthe timeיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478to dieלָמוּת֒la.MutH4191drewH7126nearH7126,he calledוַיִּקְרָ֣א׀vai.yik.Ra'H7121his sonלִבְנ֣וֹliv.NoH1121Josephלְיוֹסֵ֗ףle.yo.SefH3130and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994,ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,placeשִֽׂים־sim-H7760your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478my thighיְרֵכִ֑יye.re.KhiH3409nowנָ֥אna'H4994anddealוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213with me in kindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617andfaithfulnessוֶאֱמֶ֔תve.'e.MetH571:pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994do not buryתִקְבְּרֵ֖נִיtik.be.Re.niH6912me in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

30but when Ilieוְשָֽׁכַבְתִּי֙ve.sha.khav.TiH7901downH7901with my fathersאֲבֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1,you shall carryוּנְשָׂאתַ֙נִי֙u.ne.sa.Ta.niH5375me out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and buryוּקְבַרְתַּ֖נִיu.ke.var.Ta.niH6912me intheir burialH6900placeH6900.”And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213as you have saidכִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃khid.va.Re.khaH1697.”

31And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Swearהִשָּֽׁבְעָה֙hi.sha.ve.'AhH7650to me.” So he sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650to him. ThenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478bowedH2331in worshipat the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the bedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ פha.mi.TahH4296.

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