Revised Version 1895

Genesis 50

1AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440, andweptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058uponעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921him, andkissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him.

2AndJosephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650thephysiciansהָרֹ֣פְאִ֔יםha.Ro.fe.'ImH7495toembalmלַחֲנֹ֖טla.cha.NotH2590hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: and thephysiciansהָרֹפְאִ֖יםha.ro.fe.'ImH7495embalmedוַיַּחַנְט֥וּvai.ya.chan.TuH2590Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Andfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117werefulfilledוַיִּמְלְאוּ־vai.yim.le.'u-H4390for him; forsoכֵּ֥ןkenH3651arefulfilledיִמְלְא֖וּyim.le.'UH4390thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of embalming: and theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713weptוַיִּבְכּ֥וּvai.yiv.KuH1058for him threescore and tendaysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

4And when thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of weeping for him were past,Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130spake unto thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,IfH518nowנָ֨אna'H4994I havefoundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in youreyesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.KhemH5869,speakH1696, Iprayנָ֕אna'H4994youH518, in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Myfatherאָבִ֞י'a.ViH1madeH7650meH4994swearהִשְׁבִּיעַ֣נִיhish.bi.'A.niH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Loהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, Idieמֵת֒metH4191: in mygraveבְּקִבְרִ֗יbe.kiv.RiH6913whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I have digged formeH4994in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, there shalt thouburyתִּקְבְּרֵ֑נִיtik.be.Re.niH6912meH4994.Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeletH4994meH4994goאֶֽעֱלֶה־'e.'e.leh-H5927upH5927, IprayH4994thee, andburyוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1, and I willcomeH5927againוְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725.

6AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Goעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927upH5927, andburyוּקְבֹ֥רu.ke.VorH6912thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, according as hemadeH7650theeswearהִשְׁבִּיעֶֽךָ׃hish.bi.'E.khaH7650.

7AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wentH5927upH5927toburyלִקְבֹּ֣רlik.BorH6912hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: and with himwentH5927upH5927allכָּל־kol-H3605theservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650ofPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547, theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of hishouseבֵית֔וֹvei.ToH1004, andallוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

8andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, and hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004:onlyרַ֗קRakH7535theirlittleטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945onesH2945, and theirflocksוְצֹאנָ֣םve.tzo.NamH6629, and theirherdsוּבְקָרָ֔םu.ve.ka.RamH1241, theyleftעָזְב֖וּ'a.ze.VuH5800in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

9And therewentH5927upH5927with himbothH1571chariotsרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393andhorsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571: and it was averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatH3966companyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

10And theycameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the threshing-floor ofAtadהָאָטָ֗דha.'a.TadH329,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834isbeyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, and there theylamentedוַיִּ֨סְפְּדוּ־vai.Yis.pe.du-H5594with averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and sorelamentationמִסְפֵּ֛דmis.PedH4553: and hemadeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213amourningאֵ֖בֶל'E.velH60for hisfatherלְאָבִ֛יוle.'a.VivH1sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

11And when theinhabitantsיוֹשֵׁב֩yo.ShevH3427of thelandהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776, theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,sawוַיַּ֡רְאvai.Yar'H7200themourningהָאֵ֗בֶלha.'E.velH60in thefloorבְּגֹ֙רֶן֙be.Go.renH1637ofAtadהָֽאָטָ֔דha.'a.TadH329, theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, This is agrievousכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515mourningאֵֽבֶל־'e.vel-H60to theEgyptiansH4713: wherefore thenameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034of it wascalledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121Abel-mizraimH67,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834isbeyondבְּעֵ֥בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

12And hissonsבָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121didוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213unto him according as hecommandedצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680them:

13for hissonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121carriedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375himintoעַל־'al-H5921thelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in thecaveבִּמְעָרַ֖תbim.'a.RatH4631of thefieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofMachpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑הha.makh.pe.LahH4375,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֨ם'av.ra.HamH85boughtקָנָה֩ka.NahH7069with thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704, for apossessionלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272of a buryingplace, ofEphronעֶפְרֹ֥ן'ef.RonH6085theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850,beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Mamreמַמְרֵֽא׃mam.Re'H4471.

14AndJosephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130returnedוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725intoH4714Egyptמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙mitz.Ray.mahH4714, he, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thatwentH5927upH5927with him toburyלִקְבֹּ֣רlik.BorH6912hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310he hadburiedקָבְר֥וֹka.ve.RoH6912hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

15And whenJoseph’sיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130brethrenאֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-H251sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200that theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, It may be thatJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130will hateusוְהָשֵׁ֤בve.ha.ShevH7725, and will fully requiteusיָשִׁיב֙ya.ShivH7725allכָּל־kol-H3605theevilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451whichH834weכִּי־ki-H3588didH834unto him.

16And theysentוַיְצַוּ֕וּvay.tza.VuH6680a message untoJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1didcommandצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440hediedמוֹת֖וֹmo.ToH4194,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17Soכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shall yesayתֹאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559untoJosephלְיוֹסֵ֗ףle.yo.SefH3130,Forgiveשָׂ֣אsa'H5375, Iprayנָ֠אna'H4994theenowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258, thetransgressionפֶּ֣שַׁעPe.sha'H6588of thybrethrenאַחֶ֤יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, and theirsinוְחַטָּאתָם֙ve.cha.ta.TamH2403, for that theydidגְמָל֔וּךָge.ma.Lu.khaH1580unto theeevilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451: andnowH6258,weכִּי־ki-H3588prayנָ֔אNa'H4994thee,forgiveשָׂ֣אsa'H5375thetransgressionלְפֶ֥שַׁעle.Fe.sha'H6588of theservantsעַבְדֵ֖י'av.DeiH5650of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1. AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058when they spake unto him.

18And hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251alsowentH6440andfellH5307downH5307beforeH6440hisfaceH6440; and theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Beholdהִנֶּ֥נּֽוּhi.Ne.nuH2009, we be thyservantsלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

19AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Fearתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372notאַל־'al-H408: for am I in theplaceהֲתַ֥חַתha.Ta.chatH8478ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430?

20And as foryouוְאַתֶּ֕םve.'a.TemH859, yemeantחֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥םcha.shav.TemH2803evilH7451againstH5921meH5921; butGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430meantחֲשָׁבָ֣הּcha.sha.VahH2803it forgoodלְטֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896, tobringH7451to pass, as it is thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117, to savemuchרָֽב׃RavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971aliveלְהַחֲיֹ֥תle.ha.cha.YotH2421.

21Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258thereforefearתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372yenotאַל־'al-H408: I willnourishאֲכַלְכֵּ֥ל'a.khal.KelH3557youעַל־'al-H5921, and yourlittleטַפְּכֶ֑םta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945. And hecomfortedוַיְנַחֵ֣םvay.na.ChemH5162them, and spakekindlyלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820unto them.

22AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130dweltH3427inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, he, and hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004: andJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130livedH3427anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtenוָעֶ֖שֶׂרva.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

23AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200Ephraim’sלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of thethirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֑יםshi.le.ShimH8029generationH8029: thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121also ofMachirמָכִיר֙ma.KhirH4353thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519werebornיֻלְּד֖וּyu.le.DuH3205uponעַל־'al-H5921Joseph’sיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130kneesבִּרְכֵּ֥יbir.KeiH1290.

24AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, Idieמֵ֑תMetH4191: butGodוֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםve.lo.HimH430willsurelyH4191visitH6485youH834, andbringוְהֶעֱלָ֤הve.he.'e.LahH5927youH834upH5927outמִן־min-H4480of thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776unto thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834he sware toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85, toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327, and toJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.

25AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130tookH853anoathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עvai.yash.Ba'H7650of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430willsurelyפָּקֹ֨דpa.KodH6485visitיִפְקֹ֤דyif.KodH6485youH853, and ye shallcarryH5927upH5927mybonesעַצְמֹתַ֖י'atz.mo.TaiH6106from hence.

26SoH4191Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130diedH4191,beingH1121anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtenוָעֶ֖שֶׂרva.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141oldH1121: and theyembalmedוַיַּחַנְט֣וּvai.ya.chan.TuH2590him, and he wasputH4191in acoffinבָּאָר֖וֹןba.'a.RonH727inEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

Commentaries on Genesis 50

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