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Genesis 47:1-6

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.

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