Revised Version 1895

Genesis 47:1-6

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.

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