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Genesis 50:4-13

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.

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