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Genesis 45:26-28

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.

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