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Genesis 45:5-15

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.

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