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Genesis 45:4-7

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.

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