Revised Version 1895

Genesis 47:19-26

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.

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