Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 50

1And Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307upon his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,and weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058upon him, and kissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him.

2And Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650the physiciansהָרֹ֣פְאִ֔יםha.Ro.fe.'ImH7495to embalmלַחֲנֹ֖טla.cha.NotH2590his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1:and the physiciansהָרֹפְאִ֖יםha.ro.fe.'ImH7495embalmedוַיַּחַנְט֥וּvai.ya.chan.TuH2590Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3And fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117were fulfilledוַיִּמְלְאוּ־vai.yim.le.'u-H4390for him; for so are fulfilledיִמְלְא֖וּyim.le.'UH4390the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of those which are embalmedהַחֲנֻטִ֑יםha.cha.nu.TimH2590:and the EgyptiansH4714mournedוַיִּבְכּ֥וּvai.yiv.KuH1058for him threescore and tenשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

4And when the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his mourningבְכִית֔וֹve.khi.ToH1068were pastוַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֙vai.ya.'av.RuH5674,Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,If now I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in your eyesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.KhemH5869,speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696,I pray you, in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5My fatherאָבִ֞י'a.ViH1made me swearהִשְׁבִּיעַ֣נִיhish.bi.'A.niH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Loהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I dieמֵת֒metH4191:in my graveבְּקִבְרִ֗יbe.kiv.RiH6913which I have diggedכָּרִ֤יתִיka.Ri.tiH3738for me in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,there shalt thou bury meתִּקְבְּרֵ֑נִיtik.be.Re.niH6912.Now therefore let me go upאֶֽעֱלֶה־'e.'e.leh-H5927,I pray thee, and buryוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1,and I will come againוְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725.

6And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Go upעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927,and buryוּקְבֹ֥רu.ke.VorH6912thy fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,according as he made thee swearהִשְׁבִּיעֶֽךָ׃hish.bi.'E.khaH7650.

7And Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to buryלִקְבֹּ֣רlik.BorH6912his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1:and with him went upוַיַּֽעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927all the servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650of Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547,the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of his houseבֵית֔וֹvei.ToH1004,and all the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

8And all the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251,and his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004:only their little onesטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945,and their flocksוְצֹאנָ֣םve.tzo.NamH6629,and their herdsוּבְקָרָ֔םu.ve.ka.RamH1241,they leftעָזְב֖וּ'a.ze.VuH5800in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

9And there went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927with him both chariotsרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571:and it was a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515companyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

10And they cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the threshingfloorגֹּ֣רֶןGo.renH1637of Atadהָאָטָ֗דha.'a.TadH329, which isbeyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and there they mournedוַיִּ֨סְפְּדוּ־vai.Yis.pe.du-H5594with a greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966soreוְכָבֵ֖דve.kha.VedH3515lamentationמִסְפֵּ֛דmis.PedH4553:and he madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a mourningאֵ֖בֶל'E.velH60for his fatherלְאָבִ֛יוle.'a.VivH1sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

11And when the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁב֩yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,sawוַיַּ֡רְאvai.Yar'H7200the mourningהָאֵ֗בֶלha.'E.velH60in the floorבְּגֹ֙רֶן֙be.Go.renH1637of Atadהָֽאָטָ֔דha.'a.TadH329,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, This isa grievousכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515mourningאֵֽבֶל־'e.vel-H60to the Egyptiansלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:wherefore the name of itשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034was calledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121Abel–mizraimH67, which isbeyondבְּעֵ֥בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

12And his sonsבָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121didוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213unto him according as he commandedצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680them:

13For his sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121carriedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375him into the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in the caveבִּמְעָרַ֖תbim.'a.RatH4631of the fieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704of Machpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑הha.makh.pe.LahH4375,which Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֨ם'av.ra.HamH85boughtקָנָה֩ka.NahH7069with the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704for a possessionלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272of a buryingplaceקֶ֗בֶרKe.verH6913of Ephronעֶפְרֹ֥ן'ef.RonH6085the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850,beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Mamreמַמְרֵֽא׃mam.Re'H4471.

14And Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130returnedוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725into Egyptמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙mitz.Ray.mahH4714,he, and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251,and all that went upהָעֹלִ֥יםha.'o.LimH5927with him to buryלִקְבֹּ֣רlik.BorH6912his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310he had buriedקָבְר֥וֹka.ve.RoH6912his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

15And when Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130brethrenאֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-H251sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200that their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130will peradventureל֥וּluH3863hate usיִשְׂטְמֵ֖נוּyis.te.Me.nuH7852,and will certainlyוְהָשֵׁ֤בve.ha.ShevH7725requiteיָשִׁיב֙ya.ShivH7725us all the evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451which we didגָּמַ֖לְנוּga.Mal.nuH1580unto him.

16And they sent a messengerוַיְצַוּ֕וּvay.tza.VuH6680unto Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thy fatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1did commandצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440he diedמוֹת֖וֹmo.ToH4194,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17So shall ye sayתֹאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559unto Josephלְיוֹסֵ֗ףle.yo.SefH3130,Forgiveשָׂ֣אsa'H5375,I pray theeאָ֣נָּ֡א'a.Na'H577now, the trespassפֶּ֣שַׁעPe.sha'H6588of thy brethrenאַחֶ֤יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251,and their sinוְחַטָּאתָם֙ve.cha.ta.TamH2403;for they didגְמָל֔וּךָge.ma.Lu.khaH1580unto thee evilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451:and now, we pray thee, forgiveשָׂ֣אsa'H5375the trespassלְפֶ֥שַׁעle.Fe.sha'H6588of the servantsעַבְדֵ֖י'av.DeiH5650of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thy fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1.And Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058when they spakeבְּדַבְּרָ֥םbe.da.be.RamH1696unto him.

18And his brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251also wentH3212and fell downוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307before his faceלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440;and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Behold, we bethy servantsלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

19And Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Fearתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372not: for amI in the place of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430?

20But as for you, ye thoughtחֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥םcha.shav.TemH2803evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451against me; butGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430meant itחֲשָׁבָ֣הּcha.sha.VahH2803unto goodלְטֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896,toלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616bring to passעֲשֹׂ֛ה'a.SohH6213, as it isthis dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117,to saveH2421muchרָֽב׃RavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971aliveלְהַחֲיֹ֥תle.ha.cha.YotH2421.

21Now therefore fearתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372ye not: I will nourishאֲכַלְכֵּ֥ל'a.khal.KelH3557you, and your little onesטַפְּכֶ֑םta.pe.KhemH2945.And he comfortedוַיְנַחֵ֣םvay.na.ChemH5162them, and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.BerH1696kindlyלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820unto them.

22And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,he, and his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004:and Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and tenוָעֶ֖שֶׂרva.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

23And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200Ephraim’sלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֑יםshi.le.ShimH8029generation:the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121also of Machirמָכִיר֙ma.KhirH4353the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519were brought upיֻלְּד֖וּyu.le.DuH3205upon Joseph’sיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130kneesבִּרְכֵּ֥יbir.KeiH1290.

24And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,I dieמֵ֑תMetH4191:and Godוֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםve.lo.HimH430will surelyפָּקֹ֧דpa.KodH6485visitיִפְקֹ֣דyif.KodH6485you, and bring you outוְהֶעֱלָ֤הve.he.'e.LahH5927of this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776unto the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776which he swareנִשְׁבַּ֛עnish.Ba'H7650to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,to Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and to Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.

25And Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130took an oathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עvai.yash.Ba'H7650of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430will surelyפָּקֹ֨דpa.KodH6485visitיִפְקֹ֤דyif.KodH6485you, and ye shall carry upוְהַעֲלִתֶ֥םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927my bonesעַצְמֹתַ֖י'atz.mo.TaiH6106from henceמִזֶּֽה׃mi.ZehH2088.

26So Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, beingan hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and tenוָעֶ֖שֶׂרva.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121:and they embalmedוַיַּחַנְט֣וּvai.ya.chan.TuH2590him, and he was putוַיִּ֥ישֶׂםvai.Yi.semH3455in a coffinבָּאָר֖וֹןba.'a.RonH727in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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