Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 45:5-15

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.

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