Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 46

1And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478took his journeyוַיִּסַּ֤עvai.yi.Sa'H5265with all that he had, and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Beer–shebaH884,and offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֔יםze.va.ChimH2077unto the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

2And Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430spakeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478in the visionsבְּמַרְאֹ֣תbe.mar.'OtH4759of the nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣ב׀ya.'a.KoH3290,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290.And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here am I.

3And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I amGodהָאֵ֖לha.'ElH410,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thy fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372not to go downמֵרְדָ֣הme.re.DahH3381into Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714;for I will there makeאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֥'a.si.me.KhaH7760of thee a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471:

4I will go downאֵרֵ֤ד'e.RedH3381with thee into Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714;and I will also surelyאַֽעַלְךָ֣'a.'al.KhaH5927bring thee upעָלֹ֑ה'a.LohH5927again:and Josephוְיוֹסֵ֕ףve.yo.SefH3130shall putיָשִׁ֥יתya.ShitH7896his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027upon thine eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

5And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290rose upוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from Beer–shebaH884:and the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478carriedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֗ם'a.vi.HemH1,and their little onesטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945,and their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,in the wagonsבָּעֲגָל֕וֹתba.'a.ga.LotH5699which Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547had sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to carryלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375him.

6And they tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947their cattleמִקְנֵיהֶ֗םmik.nei.HemH4735,and their goodsרְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.ShamH7399,which they had gottenרָֽכְשׁוּ֙ra.khe.ShuH7408in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,and all his seedזַרְע֥וֹzar.'OH2233with him:

7His sonsבָּנָ֞יוba.NavH1121,and his sons’וּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121with him, his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֛יוbe.no.TavH1323,and his sons’בָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121daughtersוּבְנ֥וֹתu.ve.NotH1323,and all his seedזַרְע֑וֹzar.'OH2233brought heהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935with him into Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ סmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

8And these arethe namesשְׁמ֧וֹתshe.MotH8034of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which cameהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935into Egyptמִצְרַ֖יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290and his sonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121:Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205,Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290firstbornבְּכֹ֥רbe.KhorH1060.

9And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205;Hanochחֲנ֥וֹךְcha.NokhH2585,and Phalluוּפַלּ֖וּאu.fa.Lu'H6396,and Hezronוְחֶצְר֥וֹןve.chetz.RonH2696,and Carmiוְכַרְמִֽי׃ve.khar.MiH3756.

10And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֗וֹןshim.'onH8095;Jemuelיְמוּאֵ֧לye.mu.'ElH3223,and Jaminוְיָמִ֛יןve.ya.MinH3226,and Ohadוְאֹ֖הַדve.'O.hadH161,and Jachinוְיָכִ֣יןve.ya.KhinH3199,and Zoharוְצֹ֑חַרve.Tzo.charH6714,and Shaulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a Canaanitishהַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽית׃Ha.ke.na.'a.NitH3669woman.

11And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878;Gershonגֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955,and Merariוּמְרָרִֽי׃u.me.ra.RiH4847.

12And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063;Erעֵ֧ר'erH6147,and Onanוְאוֹנָ֛ןve.'o.NanH209,and Shelahוְשֵׁלָ֖הve.she.LahH7956,and Pharezוָפֶ֣רֶץva.Fe.retzH6557,and Zerahוָזָ֑רַחva.Za.rachH2226:but Erעֵ֤ר'erH6147and Onanוְאוֹנָן֙ve.'o.NanH209diedוַיָּ֨מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667.And the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Pharezפֶ֖רֶץFe.retzH6557were Hezronחֶצְר֥וֹןchetz.RonH2696and Hamulוְחָמֽוּל׃ve.cha.MulH2538.

13And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Issacharיִשָׂשכָ֑רyi.so.sh.KharH3485;Tolaתּוֹלָ֥עto.La'H8439,and Phuvahוּפֻוָּ֖הu.fu.VahH6312,and Jobוְי֥וֹבve.YovH3102,and Shimronוְשִׁמְרֽוֹן׃ve.shim.RonH8110.

14And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֑ןze.vu.LunH2074;Seredסֶ֥רֶדSe.redH5624,and Elonוְאֵל֖וֹןve.'e.LonH356,and Jahleelוְיַחְלְאֵֽל׃ve.yach.le.'ElH3177.

15These bethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Leahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812,which she bareיָֽלְדָ֤הYal.dahH3205unto Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290in Padan–aramבְּפַדַּ֣ןbe.fa.DanH6307,with his daughterבִתּ֑וֹvi.ToH1323Dinahדִּינָ֣הdi.NahH1783:all the soulsנֶ֧פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of his sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121and his daughtersוּבְנוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.no.TavH1323werethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and threeוְשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃ve.sha.LoshH7969.

16And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Gadגָ֔דGadH1410;Ziphionצִפְי֥וֹןtzif.YonH6837,and Haggiוְחַגִּ֖יve.cha.GiH2291,Shuniשׁוּנִ֣יshu.NiH7764,and Ezbonוְאֶצְבֹּ֑ןve.'etz.BonH675,Eriעֵרִ֥י'e.RiH6179,and Arodiוַֽאֲרוֹדִ֖יva.'a.ro.DiH722,and Areliוְאַרְאֵלִֽי׃ve.'ar.'e.LiH692.

17And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836;Jimnahיִמְנָ֧הyim.NahH3232,and Ishuahוְיִשְׁוָ֛הve.yish.VahH3438,and Isuiוְיִשְׁוִ֥יve.yish.ViH3440,and Beriahוּבְרִיעָ֖הu.ve.ri.'AhH1283,and Serahוְשֶׂ֣רַחve.Se.rachH8294their sisterאֲחֹתָ֑ם'a.cho.TamH269:and the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Beriahבְרִיעָ֔הve.ri.'AhH1283;Heberחֶ֖בֶרChe.verH2268,and Malchielוּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל׃u.mal.ki.'ElH4439.

18These arethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zilpahזִלְפָּ֔הzil.PahH2153,whom Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414to Leahלְלֵאָ֣הle.le.'AhH3812his daughterבִתּ֑וֹvi.ToH1323,and these she bareוַתֵּ֤לֶדva.Te.ledH3205unto Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, evensixteenשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshesh 'es.RehH8337 H6240soulsנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

19The sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Rachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354Jacob’sיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃u.vin.ya.MinH1144.

20And unto Josephלְיוֹסֵף֮le.yo.SefH3130in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714were bornוַיִּוָּלֵ֣דvai.yi.va.LedH3205Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519and Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669,which Asenathאָֽסְנַ֔ת'a.se.NatH621the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Poti–pherahH6319priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Onאֹ֑ן'OnH204bareיָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205unto him.

21And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֗ןvin.ya.MinH1144wereBelahבֶּ֤לַעBe.la'H1106,and Becherוָבֶ֙כֶר֙va.Ve.kherH1071,and Ashbelוְאַשְׁבֵּ֔לve.'ash.BelH788,Geraגֵּרָ֥אge.Ra'H1617,and Naamanוְנַעֲמָ֖ןve.na.'a.ManH5283,Ehiאֵחִ֣י'e.ChiH278,and Roshוָרֹ֑אשׁva.RoshH7220,Muppimמֻפִּ֥יםmu.PimH4649,and Huppimוְחֻפִּ֖יםve.chu.PimH2650,and Ardוָאָֽרְדְּ׃va.'A.redH714.

22These arethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354,which were bornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290:all the soulsנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315werefourteenאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702.

23And the sonsוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Danדָ֖ןdanH1835;Hushimחֻשִֽׁים׃chu.ShimH2366.

24And the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321;Jahzeelיַחְצְאֵ֥לyach.tze.'ElH3183,and Guniוְגוּנִ֖יve.gu.NiH1476,and Jezerוְיֵ֥צֶרve.Ye.tzerH3337,and Shillemוְשִׁלֵּֽם׃ve.shi.LemH8006.

25These arethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Bilhahבִלְהָ֔הvil.HahH1090,which Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414unto Rachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354his daughterבִּתּ֑וֹbi.ToH1323,and she bareוַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.ledH3205these unto Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290:all the soulsנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315weresevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'AhH7651.

26All the soulsהַ֠נֶּפֶשׁHa.ne.feshH5315that cameהַבָּאָ֨הha.ba.'AhH935with Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֤בle.ya.'a.KoH3290into Egyptמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙mitz.Ray.mahH4714,which came outיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318of his loinsיְרֵכ֔וֹye.re.KhoH3409,besides Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290sons’בְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802,all the soulsנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315werethreescoreשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346and sixוָשֵֽׁשׁ׃va.SheshH8337;

27And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130,which were bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205him in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֖יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, weretwoשְׁנָ֑יִםshe.Na.yimH8147soulsנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315:all the soulsהַנֶּ֧פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315of the houseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290,which cameהַבָּ֥אָהha.Ba.'ahH935into Egyptמִצְרַ֖יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714, werethreescore and tenשִׁבְעִֽים׃ פshiv.'ImH7657.

28And he sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971Judahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063before himלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440unto Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,to directלְהוֹרֹ֥תle.ho.RotH3384his faceלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440unto Goshenגֹּ֑שְׁנָהGo.she.nahH1657;and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Goshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

29And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130made readyוַיֶּאְסֹ֤רvai.ye'.SorH631his chariotמֶרְכַּבְתּ֔וֹmer.kav.ToH4818,and went upוַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to meetH7125Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,to Goshenגֹּ֑שְׁנָהGo.she.nahH1657,and presentedוַיֵּרָ֣אvai.ye.Ra'H7200himself unto him; and he fellוַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.PolH5307on his neckצַוָּארָ֔יוtza.va.RavH6677,and weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058on his neckצַוָּארָ֖יוtza.va.RavH6677a good whileעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

30And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,Nowהַפָּ֑עַםha.Pa.'amH6471let me dieאָמ֣וּתָה'a.Mu.tahH4191,sinceאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310I have seenרְאוֹתִ֣יre.'o.TiH7200thy faceפָּנֶ֔יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440, because thou artyetעוֹדְךָ֖'od.KhaH5750aliveחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.

31And Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his brethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251,and unto his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,I will go upאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927,and shewוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547,and sayוְאֹֽמְרָ֣הve.'o.me.RahH559unto him, My brethrenאַחַ֧י'a.ChaiH251,and my father’sאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004, which werein the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Canaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667,are comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935unto me;

32And the menH582areshepherdsרֹ֣עֵי צֹ֔אןRo.'ei TzonH6629 H7462,for their trade hath been to feed cattleמִקְנֶ֖הmik.NehH4735;and they have broughtהֵבִֽיאוּ׃he.Vi.'uH935their flocksוְצֹאנָ֧םve.tzo.NamH6629,and their herdsוּבְקָרָ֛םu.ve.ka.RamH1241, and all that they have.

33And it shall come to pass, when Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547shall callיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121you, and shall sayוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559, What isyour occupationמַּעֲשֵׂיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.sei.KhemH4639?

34That ye shall sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Thy servants’עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650tradeאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582hath been about cattleמִקְנֶ֜הmik.NehH4735from our youthמִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271even until now, both we, andalso our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1:that ye may dwellתֵּשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657;for every shepherdרֹ֥עֵה צֹֽאן׃Ro.'eh TzonH6629 H7462isan abominationתוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441unto the EgyptiansH4714.

Commentaries on Genesis 46