Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 1:1-7

1Now these arethe namesשְׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which cameהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714;every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and his householdוּבֵית֖וֹu.vei.ToH1004cameבָּֽאוּ׃Ba.'uH935with Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290.

2Reubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205,Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,Leviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878,and Judahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063,

3Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֥רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֖ןze.vu.LunH2074,and Benjaminוּבְנְיָמִֽן׃u.ve.ne.ya.MinH1144,

4Danדָּ֥ןdanH1835,and Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֖יve.naf.ta.LiH5321,Gadגָּ֥דgadH1410,and Asherוְאָשֵֽׁר׃ve.'a.SherH836.

5And all the soulsנֶ֛פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that came outיֹצְאֵ֥יyo.tze.'EiH3318of the loinsיֶֽרֶךְ־ye.rekh-H3409of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290were seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657soulsנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315:for Josephוְיוֹסֵ֖ףve.yo.SefH3130was in Egyptבְמִצְרָֽיִם׃ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714already.

6And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130diedוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and all his brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,and all that generationהַדּ֥וֹרha.DorH1755.

7And the childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478were fruitfulפָּר֧וּpa.RuH6509,and increased abundantlyוַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּvai.yish.re.TzuH8317,and multipliedוַיִּרְבּ֥וּvai.yir.BuH7235,and waxed exceedingH3966mightyוַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּvai.ya.'atz.MuH6105;and the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was filledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390with them.

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