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Genesis 50:14-26

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.

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