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Genesis 50:17-21

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.

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