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Genesis 50:17-21

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.

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