Revised Version 1895

Genesis 45

1ThenJosephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130couldיָכֹ֨לya.KholH3201notH3808refrainH3808himselfH3045beforeH413allלְכֹ֤לle.KholH3605them thatstoodH5975by him; and hecriedH7121,CauseH7121everyכָל־khol-H3605manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376togoH3318outH3318frommeH413. And therestoodH5975noH3808manאִישׁ֙'ishH376with him,whileH5921Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130madeH3045himselfH3045knownH3045unto hisbrethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

2And heweptבִּבְכִ֑יbiv.KhiH1065aloudH8085: and theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713heardH8085, and thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547heardH8085.

3AndJosephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251, I amJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130; doth myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1yetliveחָ֑יChaiH2416? And hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251couldיָכְל֤וּya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808answerלַעֲנ֣וֹתla.'a.NotH6030him; for they were troubled at hispresenceמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.

4AndJosephיוֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisbrethrenאֶחָ֛יו'e.ChavH251,ComeH5066nearH5066tomeאֶל־'el-H413, Iprayנָ֥אna'H4994youH834. And theycameH5066nearH5066. And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I amJosephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֔ם'a.chi.KhemH251,whomH834yesoldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376intoאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

5Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258benotאַל־'al-H408grievedתֵּעָ֣צְב֗וּte.'A.tze.VuH6087,norוְאַל־ve.'al-H408angryיִ֙חַר֙yi.charH2734with yourselves, that yesoldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376meH7971hither: forGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430didsendH7971meH7971beforeלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440youH3588topreserveH4241lifeH4241.

6FortheseH2088twoH2088yearsשְׁנָתַ֥יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141hath thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458been in thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and there are yetfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, in thewhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834there shall beneitherH369plowingחָרִ֖ישׁcha.RishH2758norH369harvestוְקָצִּֽיר׃ve.ka.TzirH7105.

7AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430sentH7971meH7971beforeH6440youH6440topreserveלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760youH6440aremnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611in theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and to saveyouH6440aliveוּלְהַחֲי֣וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421by agreatגְּדֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceלִפְלֵיטָ֖הlif.lei.TahH6413.

8SoH7971nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258it wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808youאַתֶּ֞ם'a.TemH859thatsentH7971meH7971hither, butGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: and he hathmadeוַיְשִׂימֵ֨נִֽיvay.si.Me.niH7760meH7971afatherלְאָ֜בle.'AvH1toPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֗הle.far.'OhH6547, andlordוּלְאָדוֹן֙u.le.'a.dOnH113ofallלְכָל־le.kholH3605hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, andrulerוּמֹשֵׁ֖לu.mo.ShelH4910overallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9Hasteמַהֲרוּ֮ma.ha.RuH4116ye, andgoוַעֲל֣וּva.'a.LuH5927upH5927to myfatherאָבִי֒'a.ViH1, andsayH559unto him,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith thysonבִּנְךָ֣bin.KhaH1121Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathmadeשָׂמַ֧נִיsa.Ma.niH7760meH413lordלְאָד֖וֹןle.'a.DonH113ofallלְכָל־le.kholH3605Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:comeH5927downרְדָ֥הre.DahH3381untomeH413, tarrynotאַֽל־'al-H408:

10and thou shaltdwellוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֣ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in thelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofGoshenגֹּ֗שֶׁןGo.shenH1657, and thou shalt benearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, thou, and thychildrenוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121, and thychildren’sוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121childrenבָנֶ֑יךָva.Nei.khaH1121, and thyflocksוְצֹאנְךָ֥ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629, and thyherdsוּבְקָרְךָ֖u.ve.ka.re.ChaH1241, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that thou hast:

11and there will Inourishוְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֤יve.khil.kal.TiH3557thee; for there are yetfiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141offamineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thoucomeH3423topovertyH3423, thou, and thyhouseholdוּבֵֽיתְךָ֖u.vei.te.KhaH1004, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that thou hast.

12And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, youreyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869seeרֹא֔וֹתro.'otH7200, and theeyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869of mybrotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144, that it is mymouthפִ֖יfiH6310that speaketh untoyouכִּי־ki-H3588.

13And ye shalltellוְהִגַּדְתֶּ֣םve.hi.gad.TemH5046myfatherלְאָבִ֗יle.'a.ViH1ofallכָּל־kol-H3605mygloryכְּבוֹדִי֙ke.vo.DiH3519inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and ofallכָּל־kol-H3605that ye haveseenרְאִיתֶ֑םre.'i.TemH7200; and ye shallhasteוּמִֽהַרְתֶּ֛םu.mi.har.TemH4116andbringוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םve.ho.rad.TemH3381downH3381myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1hither.

14And hefellוַיִּפֹּ֛לvai.yi.PolH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Benjamin’sבִנְיָמִֽן־vin.ya.min-H1144neckצַוְּארֵ֥יtza.ve.ReiH6677, andweptוַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058; andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144weptבָּכָ֖הba.KhahH1058uponעַל־'al-H5921hisneckצַוָּארָֽיו׃tza.va.RavH6677.

15And hekissedוַיְנַשֵּׁ֥קvay.na.ShekH5401allלְכָל־le.kholH3605hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, andweptוַיֵּ֣בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058uponעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921them: andafterוְאַ֣חֲרֵיve.'A.cha.reiH310that hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251talkedדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696with him.

16And the fame thereof washeardנִשְׁמַ֗עnish.Ma'H8085inPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130brethrenאֲחֵ֣י'a.CheiH251arecomeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935: and itpleasedH3190Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547wellH3190, and hisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

17AndPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559unto thybrethrenאַחֶ֖יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, Thisdoעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213ye; lade yourbeastsבְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔םbe.'I.re.KhemH1165, andgoבֹ֖אוּVo.'uH935,getH935youH935unto thelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

18andtakeוּקְח֧וּu.ke.ChuH3947yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֛ם'a.vi.KhemH1and yourhouseholdsבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004, andcomeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935untomeאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413: and I willgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֣הve.'e.te.NahH5414youH5414thegoodטוּב֙tuvH2898of thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and ye shalleatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398thefatחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

19NowH935thou artcommandedצֻוֵּ֖יתָהtzu.Vei.tahH6680, thisdoעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213ye;takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947youוְאַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH859wagonsעֲגָל֗וֹתa.ga.LotH5699outH935of thelandמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for yourlittleלְטַפְּכֶם֙le.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945, and for yourwivesוְלִנְשֵׁיכֶ֔םve.lin.shei.KhemH802, andbringH935yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֖ם'a.vi.KhemH1, andcomeוּבָאתֶֽם׃u.va.TemH935.

20Alsoregardעַל־'al-H5921notאַל־'al-H408your stuff; for thegoodט֛וּבtuvH2898ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714is yours.

21And thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soכֵן֙khenH3651: andJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414themwagonsעֲגָל֖וֹתa.ga.LotH5699,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thecommandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them provision for thewayלַדָּֽרֶךְ׃la.Da.rekhH1870.

22Toallלְכֻלָּ֥םle.khu.LamH3605of them hegaveנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414eachH376manH376changesחֲלִפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of raiment; but toBenjaminוּלְבִנְיָמִ֤ןu.le.vin.ya.MinH1144hegaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967pieces ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701, andfiveוְחָמֵ֖שׁve.cha.MeshH2568changesחֲלִפֹ֥תcha.li.FotH2487of raiment.

23And to hisfatherוּלְאָבִ֞יוu.le.'a.VivH1hesentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971after thismannerH1870;tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235asses laden with thegoodמִטּ֣וּבmi.TuvH2898things ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andtenוְעֶ֣שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235she-asses laden with corn andbreadוָלֶ֧חֶםva.Le.chemH3899and victual for hisfatherלְאָבִ֖יוle.'a.VivH1by thewayH1870.

24SoH7971hesentH7971hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251awayH7971, and they departed: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, See that ye fallnotאַֽל־'al-H408outH7971by thewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

25And theywentH935upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927outH413ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andcameH935intoH413thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290theirfatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1.

26And theytoldוַיַּגִּ֨דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130is yetaliveחַ֔יChaiH2416, and he isrulerמֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910overallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714. And hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820faintedוַיָּ֣פָגvai.Ya.fogH6313, for hebelievedהֶאֱמִ֖יןhe.'e.MinH539themnotלֹא־lo'-H3808.

27And theytoldוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696himallכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hadsaidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696unto them: and when hesawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200thewagonsהָ֣עֲגָל֔וֹתha.'a.ga.LotH5699whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130hadsentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971tocarryלָשֵׂ֣אתla.SetH5375him, thespiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290theirfatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1revivedוַתְּחִ֕יva.te.ChiH2421:

28andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It isenoughרַ֛בravH7227;Josephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121is yetaliveחָ֑יChaiH2416: I will go andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּve.'er.'E.nuH7200himbeforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962Idieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191.

Commentaries on Genesis 45

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