Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 47

1Then Josephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935and toldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹה֒le.far.'OhH6547,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,My fatherאָבִ֨י'a.ViH1and my brethrenוְאַחַ֜יve.'a.ChaiH251,and their flocksוְצֹאנָ֤םve.tzo.NamH6629,and their herdsוּבְקָרָם֙u.ve.ka.RamH1241,and all that they have, are come outבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667; and, behold, they arein the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

2And he tookלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947someוּמִקְצֵ֣הu.mik.TzehH7097of his brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, evenfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582,and presentedוַיַּצִּגֵ֖םvai.ya.tzi.GemH3322them untoלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

3And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, What isyour occupationמַּעֲשֵׂיכֶ֑םma.'a.sei.KhemH4639?And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547,Thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650areshepherdsרֹעֵ֥ה צֹאן֙ro.'Eh tzoNH6629 H7462, both we, andalso our fathersאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

4They saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559moreover unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547,For to sojournלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481in the landבָּאָרֶץ֮ba.'a.RetzH776are we comeבָּאנוּ֒ba.NuH935;for thy servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have no pastureמִרְעֶ֗הmir.'EhH4829for their flocksלַצֹּאן֙la.tzoNH6629;for the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458issoreכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667:now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650dwellיֵֽשְׁבוּ־ye.she.vu-H3427in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

5And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thy fatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and thy brethrenוְאַחֶ֖יךָve.'a.Chei.khaH251are comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935unto thee:

6The landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714isbefore theeלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440;in the bestבְּמֵיטַ֣בbe.mei.TavH4315of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776makeH3427thy fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and brethrenאַחֶ֑יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251to dwellהוֹשֵׁ֥בho.ShevH3427;in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657let them dwellיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427:and if thou knowestיָדַ֗עְתָּ וְיֶשׁ־ya.Da'.ta ve.yesh-H3426 H3045anymenאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582of activityחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428among them, then make themוְשַׂמְתָּ֛םve.sam.TamH7760rulersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269over my cattleמִקְנֶ֖הmik.NehH4735.

7And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130brought inוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,and set himוַיַּֽעֲמִדֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.mi.De.huH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547:and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

8And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,Howכַּמָּ֕הka.MahH4100oldיְמֵ֖י שְׁנֵ֥י חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ye.Mei she.Nei chai.Yei.khaH8141 H3117 H2416art thou?

9And Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,The daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of the yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of my pilgrimageמְגוּרַ֔יme.gu.RaiH4033arean hundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:fewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592and evilוְרָעִ֗יםve.ra.'ImH7451have the daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of the yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of my lifeחַיַּ֔יchai.YaiH2416been, and have not attainedהִשִּׂ֗יגוּhi.Si.guH5381unto the daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of the yearsשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8141of the lifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416of my fathersאֲבֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of their pilgrimageמְגוּרֵיהֶֽם׃me.gu.rei.HemH4033.

10And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,and went outוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

11And Josephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130placedוַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בvai.yo.ShevH3427his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and his brethrenאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them a possessionאֲחֻזָּה֙'a.chu.ZahH272in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,in the bestבְּמֵיטַ֥בbe.mei.TavH4315of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Ramesesרַעְמְסֵ֑סra'.me.SesH7486,as Pharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.

12And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130nourishedוַיְכַלְכֵּ֤לvay.khal.KelH3557his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1,and his brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,and all his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,with breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,accordingלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310to theirfamiliesהַטָּֽף׃ha.TafH2945.

13And there wasno breadוְלֶ֤חֶםve.Le.chemH3899in all the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;for the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966soreכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515,so that the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714and allthe landוְאֶ֣רֶץve.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667faintedוַתֵּ֜לַהּva.Te.lahH3856by reasonמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the famineהָרָעָֽב׃ha.ra.'AvH7458.

14And Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130gathered upוַיְלַקֵּ֣טvay.la.KetH3950all the moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701that was foundהַנִּמְצָ֤אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and in the landוּבְאֶ֣רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,for the foodבַּשֶּׁ֖בֶרba.She.verH7668which they boughtשֹׁבְרִ֑יםshoe.RimH7666:and Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935the moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701into Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004.

15And when moneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701failedוַיִּתֹּ֣םvai.yi.TomH8552in the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714,and in the landוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַעַן֒ke.na.'AnH3667,all the EgyptiansH4714cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935unto Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130,and saidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051us breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899:for why should we dieנָמ֖וּתna.MutH4191in thy presence? for the moneyכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701failethאָפֵ֖ס'a.FesH656.

16And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Giveהָב֣וּha.VuH3051your cattleמִקְנֵיכֶ֔םmik.nei.KhemH4735;and I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414you for your cattleבְּמִקְנֵיכֶ֑םbe.mik.nei.KhemH4735,if moneyכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701failאָפֵ֖ס'a.FesH656.

17And they broughtוַיָּבִ֣יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935their cattleH4735unto Josephיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130:and Josephיוֹסֵ֨ףyo.SefH3130gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414them breadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899in exchangefor horsesבַּסּוּסִ֗יםba.su.SimH5483,and for the flocksהַצֹּ֛אןha.TzonH6629,and for the cattleH4735of the herdsהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241,and for the donkeysוּבַחֲמֹרִ֑יםu.va.cha.mo.RimH2543:and he fedוַיְנַהֲלֵ֤םvay.na.ha.LemH5095them with breadבַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ba.Le.chemH3899for all their cattleH4735for that yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.

18When that yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141was endedוַתִּתֹּם֮va.ti.TomH8552,they cameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto him the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, We will not hideנְכַחֵ֣דne.kha.ChedH3582itfrom my lordמֵֽאֲדֹנִ֔יme.'a.do.NiH113,how that our moneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701is spentתַּ֣םtamH8552;my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113also hathH413our herdsוּמִקְנֵ֥הu.mik.NehH4735of cattleהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929;there is not ought leftנִשְׁאַר֙nish.'ArH7604in the sightלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,but our bodiesגְּוִיָּתֵ֖נוּge.vi.ya.Te.nuH1472,and our landsוְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ׃ve.'ad.ma.Te.nuH127:

19Wherefore shall we dieנָמ֣וּתna.MutH4191before thine eyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,both we and our landאַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127?buyקְנֵֽה־ke.neh-H7069us and our landאַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127for breadבַּלָּ֑חֶםba.La.chemH3899,and we and our landוְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙ve.'ad.ma.Te.nuH127will be servantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650unto Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547:and giveוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414usseedזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233,that we may liveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421,and not dieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191,that the landוְהָאֲדָמָ֖הve.ha.'a.da.MahH127be not desolateתֵשָֽׁם׃te.ShamH3456.

20And Josephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130boughtוַיִּ֨קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069all the landאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547;for the EgyptiansH4714soldמָכְר֤וּma.khe.RuH4376every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his fieldשָׂדֵ֔הוּsa.De.huH7704,because the famineהָרָעָ֑בha.ra.'AvH7458prevailedחָזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388over them: so the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776became Pharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

21And as for the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,he removedהֶעֱבִ֥ירhe.'e.VirH5674them to citiesלֶעָרִ֑יםle.'a.RimH5892from oneendמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the bordersגְבוּל־ge.Vul-H1366of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714even to the otherendקָצֵֽהוּ׃ka.Tze.huH7097thereof.

22Only the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548bought heקָנָ֑הka.NahH7069not; for the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548had a portionחֹ֨קchokH2706assigned themof Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547,and did eatוְאָֽכְל֤וּve.'a.khe.LuH398their portionחֻקָּם֙chu.KamH2706which Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547gaveנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414them: wherefore they soldמָכְר֖וּma.khe.RuH4376not their landsאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127.

23Then Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,Behold, I have boughtקָנִ֨יתִיka.Ni.tiH853 H7069you this dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117and your landאַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם'ad.mat.KhemH127for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547:loהֵֽא־he'-H1887, here isseedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233for you, and ye shall sowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֖םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232the landהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

24And it shall come to pass in the increaseבַּתְּבוּאֹ֔תba.te.vu.'OtH8393,that ye shall giveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414the fifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549partunto Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547,and fourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702partsהַיָּדֹ֡תhai.ya.DotH3027shall be your own, for seedלְזֶ֨רַעle.Ze.ra'H2233of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֧הha.sa.DehH7704,and for your foodוּֽלְאָכְלְכֶ֛םu.le.'a.khe.le.KhemH400,and for them of your householdsבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֖םbe.va.tei.KhemH1004,and for foodוְלֶאֱכֹ֥לve.le.'e.KholH398for your little onesלְטַפְּכֶֽם׃le.ta.pe.KhemH2945.

25And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Thou hast saved our livesהֶחֱיִתָ֑נוּhe.che.yi.Ta.nuH2421:let us findנִמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,and we will be Pharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650.

26And Josephיוֹסֵ֡ףyo.SefH3130madeוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760it a lawלְחֹק֩le.ChokH2706over the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714unto this dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117, thatPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547should have the fifthלַחֹ֑מֶשׁla.Cho.meshH2569part;exceptרַ֞קrakH7535the landאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127of the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548only, whichbecame not Pharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

27And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,in the countryבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּ֑שֶׁןGo.shenH1657;and they had possessionsוַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּvai.ye.'a.cha.ZuH270therein, and grewוַיִּפְר֥וּvai.yif.RuH6509,and multipliedוַיִּרְבּ֖וּvai.yir.BuH7235exceedinglyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

28And Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290livedוַיְחִ֤יvay.ChiH2421in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714seventeenשְׁבַ֥ע עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Va' 'es.RehH7651 H6240yearsH8141:so the whole ageיְמֵֽי־ חַיָּ֔יוye.mei- chai.YavH3117 H2416of Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290was an hundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH8141 H705and sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsH8141.

29And the timeיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117drew nighוַיִּקְרְב֣וּvai.yik.re.VuH7126that Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478must dieלָמוּת֒la.MutH4191:and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֣א׀vai.yik.Ra'H7121his sonלִבְנ֣וֹliv.NoH1121Josephלְיוֹסֵ֗ףle.yo.SefH3130,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, If now I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,putשִֽׂים־sim-H7760,I pray thee, thy handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027under my thighיְרֵכִ֑יye.re.KhiH3409,and dealוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213kindlyחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617and trulyוֶאֱמֶ֔תve.'e.MetH571with me; buryתִקְבְּרֵ֖נִיtik.be.Re.niH6912me not, I pray thee, in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

30But I will lieוְשָֽׁכַבְתִּי֙ve.sha.khav.TiH7901with my fathersאֲבֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1,and thou shalt carryוּנְשָׂאתַ֙נִי֙u.ne.sa.Ta.niH5375me out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and buryוּקְבַרְתַּ֖נִיu.ke.var.Ta.niH6912me in their buryingplaceבִּקְבֻרָתָ֑םbik.vu.ra.TamH6900.And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559,I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213as thou hast saidכִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃khid.va.Re.khaH1697.

31And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Swearהִשָּֽׁבְעָה֙hi.sha.ve.'AhH7650unto me. And he swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650unto him. And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself upon the bed’sהַמִּטָּֽה׃ פha.mi.TahH4296headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218.

Commentaries on Genesis 47