Revised Version 1895

Genesis 46

1AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478tookH935hisjourneyוַיִּסַּ֤עvai.yi.Sa'H5265withallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he had, andcameH935to Beer-sheba, andofferedוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֔יםze.va.ChimH2077unto theGodלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of hisfatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

2AndGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430spake untoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478in thevisionsבְּמַרְאֹ֣תbe.mar.'OtH4759of thenightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915, andsaidH559,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣ב׀ya.'a.KoH3290,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290. And hesaidH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009am I.

3And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I amGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430, theGodH430of thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372notאַל־'al-H408togoH3381downH3381intoH4714Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714; for I will theremakeאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֥'a.si.me.KhaH7760of thee agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471:

4I willgoH5927downאֵרֵ֤ד'e.RedH3381with theeintoH5921Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714; and I will alsosurelyגַם־gam-H1571bringH5927theeupH5927again: andJosephוְיוֹסֵ֕ףve.yo.SefH3130shallputיָשִׁ֥יתya.ShitH7896hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027uponH5921thineeyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

5AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290roseH6965upH6965from Beer-sheba: and thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478carriedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֗ם'a.vi.HemH1, and theirlittleטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945onesH2945, and theirwivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802, in thewagonsבָּעֲגָל֕וֹתba.'a.ga.LotH5699whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547hadsentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971tocarryלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375him.

6And theytookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947theircattleמִקְנֵיהֶ֗םmik.nei.HemH4735, and theirgoodsרְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.ShamH7399,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they had gotten in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andcameH935intoH935Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisseedזַרְע֥וֹzar.'OH2233with him:

7hissonsבָּנָ֞יוba.NavH1121, and hissons’וּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121with him, hisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֛יוbe.no.TavH1323, and hissons’בָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121daughtersוּבְנ֥וֹתu.ve.NotH1323, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisseedזַרְע֑וֹzar.'OH2233broughtH935he with himintoH935Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ סmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

8AndtheseH428are thenamesשְׁמ֧וֹתshe.MotH8034of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichH428cameH935intoH935Egyptמִצְרַ֖יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290and hissonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121:Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205,Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290firstbornבְּכֹ֥רbe.KhorH1060.

9And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205;Hanochחֲנ֥וֹךְcha.NokhH2585, andPalluוּפַלּ֖וּאu.fa.Lu'H6396, andHezronוְחֶצְר֥וֹןve.chetz.RonH2696, andCarmiוְכַרְמִֽי׃ve.khar.MiH3756.

10And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofSimeonשִׁמְע֗וֹןshim.'onH8095;Jemuelיְמוּאֵ֧לye.mu.'ElH3223, andJaminוְיָמִ֛יןve.ya.MinH3226, andOhadוְאֹ֖הַדve.'O.hadH161, andJachinוְיָכִ֣יןve.ya.KhinH3199, andZoharוְצֹ֑חַרve.Tzo.charH6714, andShaulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a Canaanitish woman.

11And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878;Gershonגֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955, andMerariוּמְרָרִֽי׃u.me.ra.RiH4847.

12And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063;Erעֵ֧ר'erH6147, andOnanוְאוֹנָ֛ןve.'o.NanH209, andShelahוְשֵׁלָ֖הve.she.LahH7956, andPerezוָפֶ֣רֶץva.Fe.retzH6557, andZerahוָזָ֑רַחva.Za.rachH2226: butErעֵ֤ר'erH6147andOnanוְאוֹנָן֙ve.'o.NanH209diedוַיָּ֨מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667. And thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofPerezפֶ֖רֶץFe.retzH6557wereHezronחֶצְר֥וֹןchetz.RonH2696andHamulוְחָמֽוּל׃ve.cha.MulH2538.

13And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIssacharיִשָׂשכָ֑רyi.so.sh.KharH3485;Tolaתּוֹלָ֥עto.La'H8439, andPuvahוּפֻוָּ֖הu.fu.VahH6312, andIobוְי֥וֹבve.YovH3102, andShimronוְשִׁמְרֽוֹן׃ve.shim.RonH8110.

14And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofZebulunזְבוּלֻ֑ןze.vu.LunH2074;Seredסֶ֥רֶדSe.redH5624, andElonוְאֵל֖וֹןve.'e.LonH356, andJahleelוְיַחְלְאֵֽל׃ve.yach.le.'ElH3177.

15Theseאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428are thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLeahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812,whichH834sheH834bare untoJacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290inPaddan-aramבְּפַדַּ֣ןbe.fa.DanH6307, with hisdaughterבִתּ֑וֹvi.ToH1323Dinahדִּינָ֣הdi.NahH1783:allכָּל־kol-H3605thesoulsנֶ֧פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of hissonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121and hisdaughtersוּבְנוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.no.TavH1323werethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andthreeוְשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃ve.sha.LoshH7969.

16And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofGadגָ֔דGadH1410;Ziphionצִפְי֥וֹןtzif.YonH6837, andHaggiוְחַגִּ֖יve.cha.GiH2291,Shuniשׁוּנִ֣יshu.NiH7764, andEzbonוְאֶצְבֹּ֑ןve.'etz.BonH675,Eriעֵרִ֥י'e.RiH6179, andArodiוַֽאֲרוֹדִ֖יva.'a.ro.DiH722, andAreliוְאַרְאֵלִֽי׃ve.'ar.'e.LiH692.

17And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofAsherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836;Imnahיִמְנָ֧הyim.NahH3232, andIshvahוְיִשְׁוָ֛הve.yish.VahH3438, andIshviוְיִשְׁוִ֥יve.yish.ViH3440, andBeriahוּבְרִיעָ֖הu.ve.ri.'AhH1283, andSerahוְשֶׂ֣רַחve.Se.rachH8294theirsisterאֲחֹתָ֑ם'a.cho.TamH269: and thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofBeriahבְרִיעָ֔הve.ri.'AhH1283;Heberחֶ֖בֶרChe.verH2268, andMalchielוּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל׃u.mal.ki.'ElH4439.

18Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZilpahזִלְפָּ֔הzil.PahH2153,whichH834Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414toLeahלְלֵאָ֣הle.le.'AhH3812hisdaughterבִתּ֑וֹvi.ToH1323, andtheseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428sheH834bare untoJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,evenאֶת־'et-H853sixteenעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240soulsנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

19Thesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofRachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354Jacob’sיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃u.vin.ya.MinH1144.

20And untoJosephלְיוֹסֵף֮le.yo.SefH3130in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714werebornH3205Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519andEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Asenathאָֽסְנַ֔ת'a.se.NatH621thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Poti-pherapriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of On bare unto him.

21And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֗ןvin.ya.MinH1144;Belaבֶּ֤לַעBe.la'H1106, andBecherוָבֶ֙כֶר֙va.Ve.kherH1071, andAshbelוְאַשְׁבֵּ֔לve.'ash.BelH788,Geraגֵּרָ֥אge.Ra'H1617, andNaamanוְנַעֲמָ֖ןve.na.'a.ManH5283,Ehiאֵחִ֣י'e.ChiH278, andRoshוָרֹ֑אשׁva.RoshH7220,Muppimמֻפִּ֥יםmu.PimH4649, andHuppimוְחֻפִּ֖יםve.chu.PimH2650, andArdוָאָֽרְדְּ׃va.'A.redH714.

22Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofRachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werebornיֻלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205toJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290:allכָּל־kol-H3605thesoulsנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315werefourteenעָשָֽׂר׃'a.SarH6240.

23And thesonsוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֖ןdanH1835;Hushimחֻשִֽׁים׃chu.ShimH2366.

24And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321;Jahzeelיַחְצְאֵ֥לyach.tze.'ElH3183, andGuniוְגוּנִ֖יve.gu.NiH1476, andJezerוְיֵ֥צֶרve.Ye.tzerH3337, andShillemוְשִׁלֵּֽם׃ve.shi.LemH8006.

25Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBilhahבִלְהָ֔הvil.HahH1090,whichH834Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414untoRachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354hisdaughterבִּתּ֑וֹbi.ToH1323, andtheseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428sheH834bare untoJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290:allכָּל־kol-H3605thesoulsנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315weresevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'AhH7651.

26Allכָּל־kol-H3605thesoulsהַ֠נֶּפֶשׁHa.ne.feshH5315thatcameH935withJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֤בle.ya.'a.KoH3290intoH935Egyptמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙mitz.Ray.mahH4714,whichH802cameH935outיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318of hisloinsיְרֵכ֔וֹye.re.KhoH3409,besidesמִלְּבַ֖דmi.le.VadH905Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290sons’בְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121wivesH802,allכָּל־kol-H3605thesoulsנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315were threescore andsixוָשֵֽׁשׁ׃va.SheshH8337;

27and thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130,whichH834werebornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205to him inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֖יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, weretwoשְׁנָ֑יִםshe.Na.yimH8147soulsנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315:allכָּל־kol-H3605thesoulsהַנֶּ֧פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315of thehouseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290,whichH834cameH935intoH935Egyptמִצְרַ֖יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714, were threescore and ten.

28And hesentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971Judahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063beforeH6440him untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, to shew thewayH6440beforeH6440him untoGoshenגֹּ֑שְׁנָהGo.she.nahH1657; and theycameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofGoshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

29AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130madeH631readyH631hischariotמֶרְכַּבְתּ֔וֹmer.kav.ToH4818, andwentH5927upH5927tomeetH7125Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, toGoshenגֹּ֑שְׁנָהGo.she.nahH1657; and he presentedhimselfאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413unto him, andfellוַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.PolH5307on hisneckצַוָּארָ֔יוtza.va.RavH6677, andweptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058on hisneckצַוָּארָ֖יוtza.va.RavH6677a goodwhileעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

30AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,NowH6471letH6471meאֶל־'el-H413dieאָמ֣וּתָה'a.Mu.tahH4191,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588I haveseenרְאוֹתִ֣יre.'o.TiH7200thyfaceפָּנֶ֔יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440, that thou art yetaliveחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.

31AndJosephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251, and unto hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, I willgoH935upאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927, andtellוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547, and willsayוְאֹֽמְרָ֣הve.'o.me.RahH559unto him, Mybrethrenאַחַ֧י'a.ChaiH251, and myfather’sאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofCanaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667, arecomeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935untomeH413;

32and themenH376areshepherdsרֹ֣עֵיRo.'eiH7462, for they have beenkeepersH376ofcattleH1241; and they havebroughtהֵבִֽיאוּ׃he.Vi.'uH935theirflocksH6629, and theirherdsוּבְקָרָ֛םu.ve.ka.RamH1241, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that they have.

33And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, whenPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547shallcallיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121youכִּֽי־ki-H3588, and shallsayוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is youroccupationמַּעֲשֵׂיכֶֽם׃ma.'a.sei.KhemH4639?

34that ye shallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have beenkeepersH376ofcattleמִקְנֶ֜הmik.NehH4735from ouryouthמִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּmi.ne.'u.Rei.nuH5271evenגַּם־gam-H1571untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704nowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258,bothגַּם־gam-H1571weאֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587, and ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1: that ye maydwellתֵּשְׁבוּ֙te.she.VuH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657; foreveryכָּל־kol-H3605shepherdרֹ֥עֵהRo.'ehH7462is anabominationתוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441unto theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713.

Commentaries on Genesis 46

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