Revised Version 1895

Genesis 45:1-15

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.

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