Revised Version 1895

Genesis 45:16-24

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.

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