Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 47:19-26

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.

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