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Genesis 47:4-10

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.

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