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Genesis 45:1-5

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.

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