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Genesis 50:19-25

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.

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