Revised Version 1895

Genesis 47

1ThenJosephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130wentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935in andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹה֒le.far.'OhH6547, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Myfatherאָבִ֨י'a.ViH1and mybrethrenוְאַחַ֜יve.'a.ChaiH251, and theirflocksוְצֹאנָ֤םve.tzo.NamH6629, and theirherdsוּבְקָרָם֙u.ve.ka.RamH1241, andallH3605that they have, arecomeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935outH3605of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667; and,beholdוְהִנָּ֖םve.hi.NamH2005, they are in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

2And from among hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251hetookלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menH376, and presented them untoPharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

3AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is youroccupationמַּעֲשֵׂיכֶ֑םma.'a.sei.KhemH4639? And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650areshepherdsרֹעֵ֥הro.'EhH7462,bothH1571weאֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587, and ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

4And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547, To sojourn in thelandבָּאָרֶץ֮ba.'a.RetzH776areweכִּי־ki-H3588comeבָּאנוּ֒ba.NuH935; for there isnoאֵ֣ין'einH369pastureמִרְעֶ֗הmir.'EhH4829for thyservants’לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650flocksלַצֹּאן֙la.tzoNH6629; for thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458is sore in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667:nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,weכִּֽי־ki-H3588prayH4994thee,letH4994thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650dwellיֵֽשְׁבוּ־ye.she.vu-H3427in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

5AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547spake untoJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,sayingH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and thybrethrenוְאַחֶ֖יךָve.'a.Chei.khaH251arecomeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935unto thee:

6thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714isbeforeלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; in thebestבְּמֵיטַ֣בbe.mei.TavH4315of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776makeH7760thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and thybrethrenאַחֶ֑יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251todwellהוֹשֵׁ֥בho.ShevH3427; in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657letH7760themdwellיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427: andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thou knowestanyH376ableחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428menH376among them, thenmakeH7760themrulersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269over mycattleמִקְנֶ֖הmik.NehH4735.

7AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130broughtוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935inJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, andsetוַיַּֽעֲמִדֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.mi.De.huH5975himbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547: andJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

8AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,HowH4100manyH4100are thedaysיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117of theyearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141of thylifeH3117?

9AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, Thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of theyearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of mypilgrimageמְגוּרַ֔יme.gu.RaiH4033are anhundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:fewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592andevilוְרָעִ֗יםve.ra.'ImH7451have been thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of theyearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of mylifeH3117, and they havenotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808attainedהִשִּׂ֗יגוּhi.Si.guH5381unto thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of theyearsשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8141of thelifeH3117of myfathersאֲבֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1in thedaysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of theirpilgrimageמְגוּרֵיהֶֽם׃me.gu.rei.HemH4033.

10AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, andwentH3318outH3318from thepresenceמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440ofPharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

11AndJosephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130placedH5414hisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251, andgaveH5414them apossessionאֲחֻזָּה֙'a.chu.ZahH272in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, in thebestבְּמֵיטַ֥בbe.mei.TavH4315of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofRamesesרַעְמְסֵ֑סra'.me.SesH7486, asPharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547hadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.

12AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130nourished hisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1, and hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, andallכָּל־kol-H3605hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, withbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,accordingלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310to theirfamiliesH1004.

13And there wasnoאֵין֙'einH369breadוְלֶ֤חֶםve.Le.chemH3899inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; for thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966sore,soכִּֽי־ki-H3588that thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714and thelandוְאֶ֣רֶץve.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667fainted by reason of thefamineהָרָעָֽב׃ha.ra.'AvH7458.

14AndJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130gatheredוַיְלַקֵּ֣טvay.la.KetH3950upH3950allכָּל־kol-H3605themoneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701that wasfoundהַנִּמְצָ֤אha.nim.Tza'H4672in thelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and in thelandוּבְאֶ֣רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, for the cornwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyboughtשֹׁבְרִ֑יםshoe.RimH7666: andJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130broughtH935themoneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701intoH935Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004.

15And when themoneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701wasallH3605spentוַיִּתֹּ֣םvai.yi.TomH8552in thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714, and in thelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַעַן֒ke.na.'AnH3667,allH3605theEgyptiansH4714cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935untoJosephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130, andsaidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051usאֶל־'el-H413breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899: forwhyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100shouldweכִּ֥יkiH3588dieנָמ֖וּתna.MutH4191in thypresenceנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָneg.De.khaH5048? for ourmoneyכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701faileth.

16AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Giveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414yourcattleמִקְנֵיכֶ֔םmik.nei.KhemH4735; and I willgiveH5414youH5414for yourcattleבְּמִקְנֵיכֶ֑םbe.mik.nei.KhemH4735,ifאִם־'im-H518moneyכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701fail.

17And theybroughtוַיָּבִ֣יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935theircattleH1241untoJosephיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130: andJosephיוֹסֵ֨ףyo.SefH3130gaveH5414thembreadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899inexchangeH5414for thehorsesבַּסּוּסִ֗יםba.su.SimH5483, and for theflocksהַצֹּ֛אןha.TzonH6629, and for theherdsהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241, and for the asses: and hefedוַיְנַהֲלֵ֤םvay.na.ha.LemH5095them withbreadבַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ba.Le.chemH3899inexchangeH5414forallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theircattleH1241for thatyearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.

18And when thatyearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141wasendedH8552, theycameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto him thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him,WeH3588willnotH3808hideנְכַחֵ֣דne.kha.ChedH3582from mylordמֵֽאֲדֹנִ֔יme.'a.do.NiH113,howH3588that ourmoneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701isallH8552spentH8552; and theherdsוּמִקְנֵ֥הu.mik.NehH4735ofcattleהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929are mylord’sאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113; there is noughtleftנִשְׁאַר֙nish.'ArH7604in thesightלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, but ourbodiesגְּוִיָּתֵ֖נוּge.vi.ya.Te.nuH1472, and ourlandsוְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ׃ve.'ad.ma.Te.nuH127:

19wherefore shouldweH587dieנָמ֣וּתna.MutH4191beforeH5869thineeyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,bothH1571weH587and ourlandאַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127?buyקְנֵֽה־ke.neh-H7069usH5414and ourlandאַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127forbreadבַּלָּ֑חֶםba.La.chemH3899, andweH587and ourlandוְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙ve.'ad.ma.Te.nuH127will beservantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650untoPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547: andgiveוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414usH5414seedזֶ֗רַעZe.ra'H2233, thatweH587mayliveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808dieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191, and that thelandוְהָאֲדָמָ֖הve.ha.'a.da.MahH127benotלֹ֥אlo'H3808desolateתֵשָֽׁם׃te.ShamH3456.

20SoH1961Josephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130boughtוַיִּ֨קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069allH3605thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714forPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547; for theEgyptiansH4714soldמָכְר֤וּma.khe.RuH4376everyH3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisfieldשָׂדֵ֔הוּsa.De.huH7704,becauseH3588thefamineהָרָעָ֑בha.ra.'AvH7458was soreuponעֲלֵהֶ֖ם'a.le.HemH5921them: and thelandH776becameH1961Pharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

21And as for thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, he removed them to thecitiesלֶעָרִ֑יםle.'a.RimH5892from oneendמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of theborderגְבוּל־ge.Vul-H1366ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704to the otherendקָצֵֽהוּ׃ka.Tze.huH7097thereof.

22Onlyרַ֛קrakH7535thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548boughtקָנָ֑הka.NahH7069henotלֹ֣אlo'H3808: for thepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548had aportionחֹ֨קchokH2706fromPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547, anddidH834eatוְאָֽכְל֤וּve.'a.khe.LuH398theirportionחֻקָּם֙chu.KamH2706whichH834Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547gaveנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414them; wherefore theysoldמָכְר֖וּma.khe.RuH4376notלֹ֥אlo'H3808theirlandאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127.

23ThenJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,BeholdH2005, I haveboughtקָנִ֨יתִיka.Ni.tiH7069youH3117thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117and yourlandאַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם'ad.mat.KhemH127forPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547:loH2005,hereהֵן֩henH2005isseedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233foryouH3117, and ye shallsowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֖םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232thelandהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

24And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961at the ingatherings, that ye shallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414afifthחֲמִישִׁ֖יתcha.mi.ShitH2549untoPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547, andfourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702partsהַיָּדֹ֡תhai.ya.DotH3027shall be yourownH1961, forseedלְזֶ֨רַעle.Ze.ra'H2233of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֧הha.sa.DehH7704, and for yourfoodוּֽלְאָכְלְכֶ֛םu.le.'a.khe.le.KhemH400, and for them of yourhouseholdsבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֖םbe.va.tei.KhemH1004, and forfoodH400for yourlittleלְטַפְּכֶֽם׃le.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945.

25And theysaidH559, Thou hast saved ourlivesהֶחֱיִתָ֑נוּhe.che.yi.Ta.nuH2421:letוְהָיִ֥ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuH1961usH559findנִמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, andweH4672will bePharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650.

26AndJosephיוֹסֵ֡ףyo.SefH3130madeוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760it astatuteלְחֹק֩le.ChokH2706concerning thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714unto thisdayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117, thatPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547should have thefifthלַחֹ֑מֶשׁla.Cho.meshH2569;onlyרַ֞קrakH7535thelandאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127of thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548aloneלְבַדָּ֔םle.va.DamH905becameהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961notלֹ֥אlo'H3808Pharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

27AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּ֑שֶׁןGo.shenH1657; and they gat thempossessionsוַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּvai.ye.'a.cha.ZuH270therein, and werefruitfulוַיִּפְר֥וּvai.yif.RuH6509, andmultipliedוַיִּרְבּ֖וּvai.yir.BuH7235exceedinglyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

28AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290livedוַיְחִ֤יvay.ChiH2421in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714seventeenעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240yearsH8141:soוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961thedaysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117ofJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290, theyearsH8141of hislifeH3117, were anhundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705andsevenH7651yearsH8141.

29And the timedrewH7126nearH7126thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478mustH4191dieלָמוּת֒la.MutH4191: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֣א׀vai.yik.Ra'H7121hissonלִבְנ֣וֹliv.NoH1121Josephלְיוֹסֵ֗ףle.yo.SefH3130, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Ifאִם־'im-H518nowH4994I havefoundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,putH4191, IprayH4994thee, thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478mythighיְרֵכִ֑יye.re.KhiH3409, anddealוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213kindly andtrulyוֶאֱמֶ֔תve.'e.MetH571withmeH4994;buryתִקְבְּרֵ֖נִיtik.be.Re.niH6912meH4994notאַל־'al-H408, IprayH4994thee, inEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

30but when Isleepוְשָֽׁכַבְתִּי֙ve.sha.khav.TiH7901with myfathersאֲבֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1, thou shaltcarryוּנְשָׂאתַ֙נִי֙u.ne.sa.Ta.niH5375meH5973outH6213ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andburyוּקְבַרְתַּ֖נִיu.ke.var.Ta.niH6912meH5973in their buryingplace. And hesaidH559, I willdoH6213as thou hastsaidH559.

31And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,SwearH7650untomeH5921: and he sware unto him. AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH7812uponH5921the bed’sheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218.

Commentaries on Genesis 47

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