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Genesis 47:15-17

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.

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