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Genesis 47:27-31

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.

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