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Genesis 46:28-34

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.

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