Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 45

1Then Josephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130couldיָכֹ֨לya.KholH3201not refrainלְהִתְאַפֵּ֗קle.hit.'a.PekH662himself before all them that stoodהַנִּצָּבִים֙ha.ni.tza.VimH5324by him; and he criedוַיִּקְרָ֕אvai.yik.Ra'H7121,CauseH3318every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to go outH3318from me. And there stoodעָ֤מַד'A.madH5975no manאִישׁ֙'ishH376with him, while Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130made himself knownבְּהִתְוַדַּ֥עbe.hit.va.Da'H3045unto his brethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

2And he weptקֹל֖וֹ בִּבְכִ֑יko.Lo biv.KhiH1065 H6963aloudוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414:and the EgyptiansH4714and the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547heardH8085.

3And Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his brethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251, I amJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130;doth my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1yet liveחָ֑יChaiH2416?And his brethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251couldיָכְל֤וּya.khe.LuH3201not answerלַעֲנ֣וֹתla.'a.NotH6030him; for they were troubledנִבְהֲל֖וּniv.ha.LuH926at his presenceמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.

4And Josephיוֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his brethrenאֶחָ֛יו'e.ChavH251,Come nearגְּשׁוּ־ge.shu-H5066to me, I pray you. And they came nearוַיִּגָּ֑שׁוּvai.yi.Ga.shuH5066.And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I amJosephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130your brotherאֲחִיכֶ֔ם'a.chi.KhemH251,whom ye soldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376into Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

5Now therefore be not grievedתֵּעָ֣צְב֗וּte.'A.tze.VuH6087,nor angryיִ֙חַר֙yi.charH2734with yourselvesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.KhemH5869,that ye soldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376me hither: for Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430did sendשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me before youלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440to preserve lifeלְמִֽחְיָ֔הle.mich.YahH4241.

6For these two yearsשְׁנָתַ֥יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141haththe famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458beeninבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and yet there arefiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, in the which there shallneitherאֵין־'ein-H369beearingחָרִ֖ישׁcha.RishH2758nor harvestוְקָצִּֽיר׃ve.ka.TzirH7105.

7And Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִיvai.yish.la.Che.niH7971me before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440to preserveלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760you a posterityשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611in the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and to save your livesוּלְהַחֲי֣וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421by a greatגְּדֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceלִפְלֵיטָ֖הlif.lei.TahH6413.

8So now it was not you thatsentשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םshe.lach.TemH7971me hither, but Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:and he hath madeוַיְשִׂימֵ֨נִֽיvay.si.Me.niH7760me a fatherלְאָ֜בle.'AvH1to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֗הle.far.'OhH6547,and lordוּלְאָדוֹן֙u.le.'a.dOnH113of all his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,and a rulerוּמֹשֵׁ֖לu.mo.ShelH4910throughout all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9Hasteמַהֲרוּ֮ma.ha.RuH4116ye, and go upוַעֲל֣וּva.'a.LuH5927to my fatherאָבִי֒'a.ViH1,and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559thy sonבִּנְךָ֣bin.KhaH1121Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hath madeשָׂמַ֧נִיsa.Ma.niH7760me lordלְאָד֖וֹןle.'a.DonH113of all Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:come downרְדָ֥הre.DahH3381unto me, tarryתַּעֲמֹֽד׃ta.'a.ModH5975not:

10And thou shalt dwellוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֣ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of Goshenגֹּ֗שֶׁןGo.shenH1657,and thou shalt be nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138unto me, thou, and thy childrenוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121,and thy children’sוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121childrenבָנֶ֑יךָva.Nei.khaH1121,and thy flocksוְצֹאנְךָ֥ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629,and thy herdsוּבְקָרְךָ֖u.ve.ka.re.ChaH1241, and all that thou hast:

11And there will I nourishוְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֤יve.khil.kal.TiH3557thee; for yet there arefiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141of famineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458;lest thou, and thy householdוּבֵֽיתְךָ֖u.vei.te.KhaH1004,and all that thou hast, come to povertyתִּוָּרֵ֛שׁti.va.ReshH3423.

12And, behold, your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869seeרֹא֔וֹתro.'otH7200,and the eyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869of my brotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144, that it ismy mouthפִ֖יfiH6310that speakethהַֽמְדַבֵּ֥רham.da.BerH1696unto you.

13And ye shall tellוְהִגַּדְתֶּ֣םve.hi.gad.TemH5046my fatherלְאָבִ֗יle.'a.ViH1of all my gloryכְּבוֹדִי֙ke.vo.DiH3519in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and of all that ye have seenרְאִיתֶ֑םre.'i.TemH7200;and ye shall hasteוּמִֽהַרְתֶּ֛םu.mi.har.TemH4116and bring downוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םve.ho.rad.TemH3381my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1hither.

14And he fellוַיִּפֹּ֛לvai.yi.PolH5307upon his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Benjamin’sבִנְיָמִֽן־vin.ya.min-H1144neckצַוְּארֵ֥יtza.ve.ReiH6677,and weptוַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058;and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144weptבָּכָ֖הba.KhahH1058upon his neckצַוָּארָֽיו׃tza.va.RavH6677.

15Moreover he kissedוַיְנַשֵּׁ֥קvay.na.ShekH5401all his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251,and weptוַיֵּ֣בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058upon them: and afterוְאַ֣חֲרֵיve.'A.cha.reiH310that his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251talkedדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696with him.

16And the fameוְהַקֹּ֣לve.ha.KolH6963thereof was heardנִשְׁמַ֗עnish.Ma'H8085in Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130brethrenאֲחֵ֣י'a.CheiH251are comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935:and it pleasedוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547wellבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869,andוּבְעֵינֵ֖יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

17And Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559unto thy brethrenאַחֶ֖יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251,This doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213ye; ladeטַֽעֲנוּ֙ta.'a.NuH2943your beastsבְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔םbe.'I.re.KhemH1165,and goH3212,getבֹ֖אוּVo.'uH935you unto the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

18And takeוּקְח֧וּu.ke.ChuH3947your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֛ם'a.vi.KhemH1and your householdsבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004,and comeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935unto me: and I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֣הve.'e.te.NahH5414you the goodטוּב֙tuvH2898of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and ye shall eatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398the fatחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

19Now thou art commandedצֻוֵּ֖יתָהtzu.Vei.tahH6680,this doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213ye; takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947you wagonsעֲגָל֗וֹתa.ga.LotH5699out of the landמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for your little onesלְטַפְּכֶם֙le.ta.pe.KhemH2945,and for your wivesוְלִנְשֵׁיכֶ֔םve.lin.shei.KhemH802,and bringוּנְשָׂאתֶ֥םu.ne.sa.TemH5375your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֖ם'a.vi.KhemH1,and comeוּבָאתֶֽם׃u.va.TemH935.

20Alsoוְעֵ֣ינְכֶ֔םve.'Ei.ne.KhemH5869regardתָּחֹ֖סta.ChosH2347not your stuffכְּלֵיכֶ֑םke.lei.KhemH3627;for the goodט֛וּבtuvH2898of all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714is yours.

21And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so: and Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them wagonsעֲגָל֖וֹתa.ga.LotH5699,according to the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them provisionצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for the wayלַדָּֽרֶךְ׃la.Da.rekhH1870.

22To all of them he gaveנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414each manלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376changesחֲלִפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of raimentשְׂמָלֹ֑תse.ma.LotH8071;but to Benjaminוּלְבִנְיָמִ֤ןu.le.vin.ya.MinH1144he gaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967piecesof silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,and fiveוְחָמֵ֖שׁve.cha.MeshH2568changesחֲלִפֹ֥תcha.li.FotH2487of raimentשְׂמָלֹֽת׃se.ma.LotH8071.

23And to his fatherוּלְאָבִ֞יוu.le.'a.VivH1he sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971after thisכְּזֹאת֙ke.zoTH2063manner;tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235donkeysאֲתֹנֹ֡ת'a.to.NotH860ladenנֹשְׂאִ֖יםno.se.'ImH5375with the good thingsמִטּ֣וּבmi.TuvH2898of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and tenוְעֶ֣שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235she donkeysחֲמֹרִ֔יםcha.mo.RimH2543ladenנֹֽ֠שְׂאֹתNo.se.'otH5375with wheatבָּ֣רbarH1250and breadוָלֶ֧חֶםva.Le.chemH3899and meatוּמָז֛וֹןu.ma.ZonH4202for his fatherלְאָבִ֖יוle.'a.VivH1by the wayלַדָּֽרֶךְ׃la.Da.rekhH1870.

24So he sentH7971his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251awayH7971,and they departedH3212:and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, See that ye fall not outתִּרְגְּז֖וּtir.ge.ZuH7264by the wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

25And they went upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667unto Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290their fatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1,

26And toldוַיַּגִּ֨דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130isyet aliveחַ֔יChaiH2416, and he isgovernorמֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910over all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.And Jacob’s heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820faintedוַיָּ֣פָגvai.Ya.fogH6313,for he believedהֶאֱמִ֖יןhe.'e.MinH539them not.

27And they toldוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696him all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130,which he had saidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696unto them: and when he sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200the wagonsהָ֣עֲגָל֔וֹתha.'a.ga.LotH5699which Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130had sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to carryלָשֵׂ֣אתla.SetH5375him, the spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290their fatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1revivedוַתְּחִ֕יva.te.ChiH2421:

28And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It isenoughרַ֛בravH7227;Josephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121isyet aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416:I will goH3212and see himוְאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּve.'er.'E.nuH7200before I dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191.

Commentaries on Genesis 45