Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 50

1AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307upon hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440, andweptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058upon him, 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; for so arefulfilledיִמְלְא֖וּyim.le.'UH4390thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of those who areembalmedהַחֲנֻטִ֑יםha.cha.nu.TimH2590: and theEgyptiansH4714mournedוַיִּבְכּ֥וּvai.yiv.KuH1058for himseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

4And when thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hismourningבְכִית֔וֹve.khi.ToH1068werepastוַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֙vai.ya.'av.RuH5674,Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, If now I havefoundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in youreyesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.KhemH5869,speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696, I pray you, in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Myfatherאָבִ֞י'a.ViH1made meswearהִשְׁבִּיעַ֣נִיhish.bi.'A.niH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Loהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, Idieמֵת֒metH4191: in mygraveבְּקִבְרִ֗יbe.kiv.RiH6913which I havedugכָּרִ֤יתִיka.Ri.tiH3738for me in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, there shalt thou burymeתִּקְבְּרֵ֑נִיtik.be.Re.niH6912. Now therefore let megoאֶֽעֱלֶה־'e.'e.leh-H5927, I pray thee, andburyוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1, and I will comeagainוְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725.

6AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Goupעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927, andburyוּקְבֹ֥רu.ke.VorH6912thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, according as he made theeswearהִשְׁבִּיעֶֽךָ׃hish.bi.'E.khaH7650.

7AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wentupוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927toburyלִקְבֹּ֣רlik.BorH6912hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: and with himwentוַיַּֽעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927all theservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650ofPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547, theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of hishouseבֵית֔וֹvei.ToH1004, and all theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

8And all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251, and hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004: only their littleonesטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945, and theirflocksוְצֹאנָ֣םve.tzo.NamH6629, and theirherdsוּבְקָרָ֔םu.ve.ka.RamH1241, theyleftעָזְב֖וּ'a.ze.VuH5800in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Go.shenH1657.

9And therewentוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927with him bothchariotsרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393andhorsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571: and it was averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515companyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

10And theycameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thethreshingfloorגֹּ֣רֶןGo.renH1637ofAtadהָאָטָ֗דha.'a.TadH329, which isbeyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, and there theymournedוַיִּ֨סְפְּדוּ־vai.Yis.pe.du-H5594with agreatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419andveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966grievousוְכָבֵ֖דve.kha.VedH3515lamentationמִסְפֵּ֛דmis.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 thethreshingfloorבְּגֹ֙רֶן֙be.Go.renH1637ofAtadהָֽאָטָ֔דha.'a.TadH329, theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, This is agrievousכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515mourningאֵֽבֶל־'e.vel-H60to theEgyptiansלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: therefore the name ofitשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034wascalledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121AbelmizraimH67, which isbeyondבְּעֵ֥בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

12And hissonsבָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121didוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213to him according as hecommandedצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680them:

13For hissonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121carriedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375him into thelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in thecaveבִּמְעָרַ֖תbim.'a.RatH4631of thefieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofMachpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑הha.makh.pe.LahH4375, whichAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֨ם'av.ra.HamH85boughtקָנָה֩ka.NahH7069with thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704for apossessionלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272of aburyingplaceקֶ֗בֶרKe.verH6913ofEphronעֶפְרֹ֥ן'ef.RonH6085theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850,beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Mamreמַמְרֵֽא׃mam.Re'H4471.

14AndJosephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130returnedוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toEgyptמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙mitz.Ray.mahH4714, he, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251, and all that wentupהָעֹלִ֥יםha.'o.LimH5927with 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,Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130willperhapsל֥וּluH3863hateusיִשְׂטְמֵ֖נוּyis.te.Me.nuH7852, and willcertainlyוְהָשֵׁ֤בve.ha.ShevH7725repayיָשִׁיב֙ya.ShivH7725us all theevilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451which wedidגָּמַ֖לְנוּga.Mal.nuH1580to him.

16And they sent amessengerוַיְצַוּ֕וּvay.tza.VuH6680toJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1commandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440hediedמוֹת֖וֹmo.ToH4194,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17So shall yesayתֹאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559toJosephלְיוֹסֵ֗ףle.yo.SefH3130,Forgiveשָׂ֣אsa'H5375, I praytheeאָ֣נָּ֡א'a.Na'H577now, thetrespassפֶּ֣שַׁעPe.sha'H6588of thybrethrenאַחֶ֤יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, and theirsinוְחַטָּאתָם֙ve.cha.ta.TamH2403; for theydidגְמָל֔וּךָge.ma.Lu.khaH1580to theeevilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451: and now, we pray thee,forgiveשָׂ֣אsa'H5375thetrespassלְפֶ֥שַׁעle.Fe.sha'H6588of theservantsעַבְדֵ֖י'av.DeiH5650of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1. AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058when theyspokeבְּדַבְּרָ֥םbe.da.be.RamH1696to him.

18And hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251alsowentH3212and felldownוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307before hisfaceלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440; and theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Behold, we are thyservantsלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

19AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Fearתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372not: for am I in the place ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430?

20But as for you, yethoughtחֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥םcha.shav.TemH2803evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451against me; butGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430meantitחֲשָׁבָ֣הּcha.sha.VahH2803forgoodלְטֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896,toלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616bring topassעֲשֹׂ֛ה'a.SohH6213, as it is thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117, tosaveH2421manyרָֽב׃RavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971aliveלְהַחֲיֹ֥תle.ha.cha.YotH2421.

21Now thereforefearתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372ye not: I willnourishאֲכַלְכֵּ֥ל'a.khal.KelH3557you, and your littleonesטַפְּכֶ֑םta.pe.KhemH2945. And hecomfortedוַיְנַחֵ֣םvay.na.ChemH5162them, andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.BerH1696kindlyלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820to them.

22AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, he, and hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004: andJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtenוָעֶ֖שֶׂרva.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

23AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200Ephraim’sלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of thethirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֑יםshi.le.ShimH8029generation : thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121also ofMachirמָכִיר֙ma.KhirH4353thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519were broughtupיֻלְּד֖וּyu.le.DuH3205uponJoseph’sיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130kneesבִּרְכֵּ֥יbir.KeiH1290.

24AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, Idieמֵ֑תMetH4191: andGodוֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםve.lo.HimH430willsurelyפָּקֹ֧דpa.KodH6485visitיִפְקֹ֣דyif.KodH6485you, and bring yououtוְהֶעֱלָ֤הve.he.'e.LahH5927of thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776to thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776which hesworeנִשְׁבַּ֛עnish.Ba'H7650toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85, toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327, and toJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.

25AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130took anoathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עvai.yash.Ba'H7650of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430willsurelyפָּקֹ֨דpa.KodH6485visitיִפְקֹ֤דyif.KodH6485you, and ye shall carryupוְהַעֲלִתֶ֥םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927mybonesעַצְמֹתַ֖י'atz.mo.TaiH6106fromhereמִזֶּֽה׃mi.ZehH2088.

26SoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, being anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtenוָעֶ֖שֶׂרva.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121: and theyembalmedוַיַּחַנְט֣וּvai.ya.chan.TuH2590him, and he wasputוַיִּ֥ישֶׂםvai.Yi.semH3455in acoffinבָּאָר֖וֹןba.'a.RonH727inEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

Commentaries on Genesis 50

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