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Genesis 50:3-10

3Now fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117wererequiredוַיִּמְלְאוּ־vai.yim.le.'u-H4390for it, forsuchכֵּ֥ןkenH3651is the periodיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117requiredיִמְלְא֖וּyim.le.'UH4390for embalmingH2591.And the EgyptiansH4714weptוַיִּבְכּ֥וּvai.yiv.KuH1058for him seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

4When the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofmourningבְכִית֔וֹve.khi.ToH1068for him wereH5674pastH5674,Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to the householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518nowנָ֨אna'H4994I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your sightבְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.KhemH5869,pleaseנָ֕אna'H4994speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696to Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5‘My fatherאָבִ֞י'a.ViH1made me swearהִשְׁבִּיעַ֣נִיhish.bi.'A.niH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I am about to dieמֵת֒metH4191;in my graveבְּקִבְרִ֗יbe.kiv.RiH6913whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I dugכָּרִ֤יתִיka.Ri.tiH3738for myself in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,thereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033you shall buryתִּקְבְּרֵ֑נִיtik.be.Re.niH6912me.” Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, pleaseנָּ֛אna'H4994let me goאֶֽעֱלֶה־'e.'e.leh-H5927upH5927and buryוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1;then I will returnוְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725.’”

6Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927upH5927and buryוּקְבֹ֥רu.ke.VorH6912your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,as he made you swearהִשְׁבִּיעֶֽךָ׃hish.bi.'E.khaH7650.”

7So Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wentH5927upH5927to buryלִקְבֹּ֣רlik.BorH6912his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,and with him wentH5927upH5927allכָּל־kol-H3605the servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650of Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547,the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of his householdבֵית֔וֹvei.ToH1004and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

8and allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130and his brothersוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251and his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1householdוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004;they leftעָזְב֖וּ'a.ze.VuH5800onlyH7534their littleטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945onesH2945and their flocksוְצֹאנָ֣םve.tzo.NamH6629and their herdsוּבְקָרָ֔םu.ve.ka.RamH1241in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

9Chariotsרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393with teamsH6571ofH6571horsesH6571also wentH5927upH5927with him; and it was a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515companyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

10When they cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thethreshingH1637floorגֹּ֣רֶןGo.renH1637of Atadהָאָטָ֗דha.'a.TadH329,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, theymournedוַיִּ֨סְפְּדוּ־vai.Yis.pe.du-H5594thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033with a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419andsorrowfulוְכָבֵ֖דve.kha.VedH3515lamentationמִסְפֵּ֛דmis.PedH4553; and heobservedוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117of mourningאֵ֖בֶל'E.velH60for his fatherלְאָבִ֛יוle.'a.VivH1.

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