Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 45

1ThenJosephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130couldיָכֹ֨לya.KholH3201notcontrolלְהִתְאַפֵּ֗קle.hit.'a.PekH662himself before all them thatstoodהַנִּצָּבִים֙ha.ni.tza.VimH5324by him; and hecriedוַיִּקְרָ֕אvai.yik.Ra'H7121,CauseH3318everymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to gooutH3318from me. And therestoodעָ֤מַד'A.madH5975nomanאִישׁ֙'ishH376with him, whileJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130made himselfknownבְּהִתְוַדַּ֥עbe.hit.va.Da'H3045to hisbrethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

2And heweptקֹל֖וֹ בִּבְכִ֑יko.Lo biv.KhiH6963 H1065aloudוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414: and theEgyptiansH4714and thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547heardH8085.

3AndJosephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251, I amJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130; doth myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1yetliveחָ֑יChaiH2416? And hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251couldיָכְל֤וּya.khe.LuH3201notanswerלַעֲנ֣וֹתla.'a.NotH6030him; for they wereterrifiedנִבְהֲל֖וּniv.ha.LuH926at hispresenceמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.

4AndJosephיוֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisbrethrenאֶחָ֛יו'e.ChavH251, Comenearגְּשׁוּ־ge.shu-H5066to me, I pray you. And they camenearוַיִּגָּ֑שׁוּvai.yi.Ga.shuH5066. And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I amJosephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֔ם'a.chi.KhemH251, whom yesoldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376intoEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

5Now therefore be notgrievedתֵּעָ֣צְב֗וּte.'A.tze.VuH6087, norangryיִ֙חַר֙yi.charH2734withyourselvesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.KhemH5869, that yesoldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376me here: forGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sentשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me beforeyouלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440to preservelifeלְמִֽחְיָ֔הle.mich.YahH4241.

6For these twoyearsשְׁנָתַ֥יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141hath thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458beeninבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and yet there arefiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, in which there shallneitherאֵין־'ein-H369betillageחָרִ֖ישׁcha.RishH2758norharvestוְקָצִּֽיר׃ve.ka.TzirH7105.

7AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִיvai.yish.la.Che.niH7971me beforeyouלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440topreserveלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760for you aposterityשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611in theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and to save yourlivesוּלְהַחֲי֣וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421by agreatגְּדֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceלִפְלֵיטָ֖הlif.lei.TahH6413.

8So now it was not you thatsentשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םshe.lach.TemH7971me here, butGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: and he hathmadeוַיְשִׂימֵ֨נִֽיvay.si.Me.niH7760me afatherלְאָ֜בle.'AvH1toPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֗הle.far.'OhH6547, andlordוּלְאָדוֹן֙u.le.'a.dOnH113of all hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, and arulerוּמֹשֵׁ֖לu.mo.ShelH4910throughout all thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9Hasteמַהֲרוּ֮ma.ha.RuH4116ye, andreturnוַעֲל֣וּva.'a.LuH5927to myfatherאָבִי֒'a.ViH1, andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559to him, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559thysonבִּנְךָ֣bin.KhaH1121Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathmadeשָׂמַ֧נִיsa.Ma.niH7760melordלְאָד֖וֹןle.'a.DonH113of allEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: comedownרְדָ֥הre.DahH3381to me,delayתַּעֲמֹֽד׃ta.'a.ModH5975not:

10And thou shaltdwellוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֣ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in thelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofGoshenגֹּ֗שֶׁןGo.shenH1657, and thou shalt benearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138to me, thou, and thychildrenוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121, and thychildren’sוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121childrenבָנֶ֑יךָva.Nei.khaH1121, and thyflocksוְצֹאנְךָ֥ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629, and thyherdsוּבְקָרְךָ֖u.ve.ka.re.ChaH1241, and all that thou hast:

11And there will Inourishוְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֤יve.khil.kal.TiH3557thee; for yet there arefiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141offamineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458; lest thou, and thyhouseholdוּבֵֽיתְךָ֖u.vei.te.KhaH1004, and all that thou hast, should come topovertyתִּוָּרֵ֛שׁti.va.ReshH3423.

12And, behold, youreyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869seeרֹא֔וֹתro.'otH7200, and theeyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869of mybrotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144, that it is mymouthפִ֖יfiH6310thatspeakethהַֽמְדַבֵּ֥רham.da.BerH1696to you.

13And ye shalltellוְהִגַּדְתֶּ֣םve.hi.gad.TemH5046myfatherלְאָבִ֗יle.'a.ViH1of all mygloryכְּבוֹדִי֙ke.vo.DiH3519inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and of all that ye haveseenרְאִיתֶ֑םre.'i.TemH7200; and ye shallhasteוּמִֽהַרְתֶּ֛םu.mi.har.TemH4116and bringdownוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םve.ho.rad.TemH3381myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1here.

14And hefellוַיִּפֹּ֛לvai.yi.PolH5307upon hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Benjamin’sבִנְיָמִֽן־vin.ya.min-H1144neckצַוְּארֵ֥יtza.ve.ReiH6677, andweptוַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058; andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144weptבָּכָ֖הba.KhahH1058upon hisneckצַוָּארָֽיו׃tza.va.RavH6677.

15Moreover hekissedוַיְנַשֵּׁ֥קvay.na.ShekH5401all hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, andweptוַיֵּ֣בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058upon them: andafterוְאַ֣חֲרֵיve.'A.cha.reiH310that hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251talkedדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696with him.

16And thereportוְהַקֹּ֣לve.ha.KolH6963of this washeardנִשְׁמַ֗עnish.Ma'H8085inPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130brethrenאֲחֵ֣י'a.CheiH251arecomeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935: and itpleasedH3190 H5869Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547wellH3190 H5869,andH5869hisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

17AndPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to thybrethrenאַחֶ֖יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, Thisdoעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213ye;loadטַֽעֲנוּ֙ta.'a.NuH2943yourbeastsבְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔םbe.'I.re.KhemH1165, andgoH3212,returnבֹ֖אוּVo.'uH935to thelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

18Andtakeוּקְח֧וּu.ke.ChuH3947yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֛ם'a.vi.KhemH1and yourhouseholdsבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004, andcomeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935to me: and I willgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֣הve.'e.te.NahH5414you thegoodטוּב֙tuvH2898of thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and ye shalleatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398thefatחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

19Now thou artcommandedצֻוֵּ֖יתָהtzu.Vei.tahH6680, thisdoעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213ye;takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947for yourselveswagonsעֲגָל֗וֹתa.ga.LotH5699from thelandמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for your littleonesלְטַפְּכֶם֙le.ta.pe.KhemH2945, and for yourwivesוְלִנְשֵׁיכֶ֔םve.lin.shei.KhemH802, andbringוּנְשָׂאתֶ֥םu.ne.sa.TemH5375yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֖ם'a.vi.KhemH1, andcomeוּבָאתֶֽם׃u.va.TemH935.

20Alsoוְעֵ֣ינְכֶ֔םve.'Ei.ne.KhemH5869regardתָּחֹ֖סta.ChosH2347not yourpossessionsכְּלֵיכֶ֑םke.lei.KhemH3627; for thegoodט֛וּבtuvH2898of all thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714is yours.

21And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so: andJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414themwagonsעֲגָל֖וֹתa.ga.LotH5699, according to thecommandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414themprovisionצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for thewayלַדָּֽרֶךְ׃la.Da.rekhH1870.

22To all of them hegaveנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414eachmanלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376changesחֲלִפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487ofraimentשְׂמָלֹ֑תse.ma.LotH8071; but toBenjaminוּלְבִנְיָמִ֤ןu.le.vin.ya.MinH1144hegaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967pieces ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701, andfiveוְחָמֵ֖שׁve.cha.MeshH2568changesחֲלִפֹ֥תcha.li.FotH2487ofraimentשְׂמָלֹֽת׃se.ma.LotH8071.

23And to hisfatherוּלְאָבִ֞יוu.le.'a.VivH1hesentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971afterthisכְּזֹאת֙ke.zoTH2063manner ;tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235donkeysאֲתֹנֹ֡ת'a.to.NotH860loadedנֹשְׂאִ֖יםno.se.'ImH5375with the goodthingsמִטּ֣וּבmi.TuvH2898ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andtenוְעֶ֣שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235femaledonkeysחֲמֹרִ֔יםcha.mo.RimH2543loadedנֹֽ֠שְׂאֹתNo.se.'otH5375withgrainבָּ֣רbarH1250andbreadוָלֶ֧חֶםva.Le.chemH3899andfoodוּמָז֛וֹןu.ma.ZonH4202for hisfatherלְאָבִ֖יוle.'a.VivH1by thewayלַדָּֽרֶךְ׃la.Da.rekhH1870.

24So hesentH7971hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251awayH7971, and theydepartedH3212: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, See that ye contendnotתִּרְגְּז֖וּtir.ge.ZuH7264by thewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

25And they wentupוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andcameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935into thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667toJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290theirfatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1,

26Andtoldוַיַּגִּ֨דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130is yetaliveחַ֔יChaiH2416, and he isgovernorמֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910over all thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714. And Jacob’sheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820faintedוַיָּ֣פָגvai.Ya.fogH6313, for hebelievedהֶאֱמִ֖יןhe.'e.MinH539them not.

27And theytoldוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696him all thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130, which he hadsaidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to them: and when hesawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200thewagonsהָ֣עֲגָל֔וֹתha.'a.ga.LotH5699whichJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130hadsentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971tocarryלָשֵׂ֣אתla.SetH5375him, thespiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290theirfatherאֲבִיהֶֽם׃'a.vi.HemH1revivedוַתְּחִ֕יva.te.ChiH2421:

28AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It isenoughרַ֛בravH7227;Josephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121is yetaliveחָ֑יChaiH2416: I willgoH3212and seehimוְאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּve.'er.'E.nuH7200before Idieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191.

Commentaries on Genesis 45

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