Genesis 47
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וַיָּבֹ֣אand he wentיוֹסֵף֮Josephוַיַּגֵּ֣דand he toldלְפַרְעֹה֒to Pharaohוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidאָבִ֨יfather myוְאַחַ֜יand brothers myוְצֹאנָ֤םand flocks theirוּבְקָרָם֙and herds theirוְכָל־and allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatלָהֶ֔םbelongs to themבָּ֖אוּthey have comeמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofכְּנָ֑עַןCanaanוְהִנָּ֖םand there theyבְּאֶ֥רֶץare in the land ofגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Goshen
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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidאֶל־toפַּרְעֹ֗הPharaohלָג֣וּרto sojournבָּאָרֶץ֮in the landבָּאנוּ֒we have comeכִּי־forאֵ֣יןthere notמִרְעֶ֗הis pastureלַצֹּאן֙for the sheepאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָbelongs to servants yourכִּֽי־forכָבֵ֥דwas heavyהָרָעָ֖בthe famineבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofכְּנָ֑עַןCanaanוְעַתָּ֛הand thereforeיֵֽשְׁבוּ־let them dwellנָ֥אpleaseעֲבָדֶ֖יךָservants yourבְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land ofגֹּֽשֶׁן׃Goshen
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אֶ֤רֶץthe land ofמִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egyptלְפָנֶ֣יךָis to before youהִ֔ואitבְּמֵיטַ֣בin the best ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe landהוֹשֵׁ֥בcause to dwellאֶת־obj.אָבִ֖יךָfather yourוְאֶת־and obj.אַחֶ֑יךָbrothers yourיֵשְׁבוּ֙let them dwellבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofגֹּ֔שֶׁןGoshenוְאִם־and ifיָדַ֗עְתָּyou knowוְיֶשׁ־and thereבָּם֙among themאַנְשֵׁי־are men ofחַ֔יִלabilityוְשַׂמְתָּ֛םand you will appoint themשָׂרֵ֥יoverseers ofמִקְנֶ֖הlivestockעַל־overאֲשֶׁר־that whichלִֽי׃belongs to me
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיַעֲקֹב֙Jacobאֶל־toפַּרְעֹ֔הPharaohיְמֵי֙the days ofשְׁנֵ֣יthe years ofמְגוּרַ֔יsojournings myשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםare thirtyוּמְאַ֖תand one hundredשָׁנָ֑הyearsמְעַ֣טfewוְרָעִ֗יםand displeasingהָיוּ֙they have beenיְמֵי֙the days ofשְׁנֵ֣יthe years ofחַיַּ֔יlife myוְלֹ֣אand notהִשִּׂ֗יגוּthey have reachedאֶת־obj.יְמֵי֙the days ofשְׁנֵי֙the years ofחַיֵּ֣יthe lives ofאֲבֹתַ֔יancestors myבִּימֵ֖יin the days ofמְגוּרֵיהֶֽם׃sojournings their
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וַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בand he caused to dwellיוֹסֵף֮Josephאֶת־obj.אָבִ֣יוfather hisוְאֶת־and obj.אֶחָיו֒brothers hisוַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he gaveלָהֶ֤םto themאֲחֻזָּה֙a possessionבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptבְּמֵיטַ֥בin the best ofהָאָ֖רֶץthe landבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofרַעְמְסֵ֑סRamesesכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust asצִוָּ֥הhe had commandedפַרְעֹֽה׃Pharaoh
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וַיְלַקֵּ֣טand he gathered upיוֹסֵ֗ףJosephאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙the moneyהַנִּמְצָ֤אwhich was foundבְאֶֽרֶץ־in the land ofמִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egyptוּבְאֶ֣רֶץand in the land ofכְּנַ֔עַןCanaanבַּשֶּׁ֖בֶרfor the grainאֲשֶׁר־whichהֵ֣םtheyשֹׁבְרִ֑יםwere buying grainוַיָּבֵ֥אand he broughtיוֹסֵ֛ףJosephאֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֖סֶףthe moneyבֵּ֥יתָהthe house of towardsפַרְעֹֽה׃Pharaoh
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וַיִּתֹּ֣םand it was finishedהַכֶּ֗סֶףthe moneyמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרַיִם֮Egyptוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץand from the land ofכְּנַעַן֒Canaanוַיָּבֹאוּ֩and they cameכָל־allמִצְרַ֨יִםEgyptאֶל־toיוֹסֵ֤ףJosephלֵאמֹר֙to sayingהָֽבָה־give !לָּ֣נוּto usלֶ֔חֶםfoodוְלָ֥מָּהand to why?נָמ֖וּתwill we dieנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָbefore youכִּ֥יforאָפֵ֖סit has come to an endכָּֽסֶף׃money
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וַיָּבִ֣יאוּand they broughtאֶת־obj.מִקְנֵיהֶם֮livestock theirאֶל־toיוֹסֵף֒Josephוַיִּתֵּ֣ןand he gaveלָהֶם֩to themיוֹסֵ֨ףJosephלֶ֜חֶםfoodבַּסּוּסִ֗יםfor the horsesוּבְמִקְנֵ֥הand for the livestock ofהַצֹּ֛אןthe flocksוּבְמִקְנֵ֥הand for the livestock ofהַבָּקָ֖רthe herdsוּבַחֲמֹרִ֑יםand for the donkeysוַיְנַהֲלֵ֤םand he refreshed themבַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙with the foodבְּכָל־for allמִקְנֵהֶ֔םlivestock theirבַּשָּׁנָ֖הin the yearהַהִֽוא׃the that
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וַתִּתֹּם֮and it was finishedהַשָּׁנָ֣הthe yearהַהִוא֒the thatוַיָּבֹ֨אוּand they cameאֵלָ֜יוto himבַּשָּׁנָ֣הin the yearהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתthe secondוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּand they saidלוֹ֙to himלֹֽא־notנְכַחֵ֣דwe will hideמֵֽאֲדֹנִ֔יfrom lord myכִּ֚יthatאִם־exceptתַּ֣םit has been finishedהַכֶּ֔סֶףthe moneyוּמִקְנֵ֥הand the livestock ofהַבְּהֵמָ֖הthe cattleאֶל־is toאֲדֹנִ֑יlord myלֹ֤אnotנִשְׁאַר֙it is leftלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeאֲדֹנִ֔יlord myבִּלְתִּ֥יexceptאִם־ifגְּוִיָּתֵ֖נוּbody ourוְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ׃and land our
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לָ֧מָּהto why?נָמ֣וּתwill we dieלְעֵינֶ֗יךָto eyes yourגַּם־bothאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙weגַּ֣םas well asאַדְמָתֵ֔נוּland ourקְנֵֽה־buyאֹתָ֥נוּobj. usוְאֶת־and obj.אַדְמָתֵ֖נוּland ourבַּלָּ֑חֶםfor the foodוְנִֽהְיֶ֞הso we may beאֲנַ֤חְנוּweוְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙and land ourעֲבָדִ֣יםslavesלְפַרְעֹ֔הof Pharaohוְתֶן־and giveזֶ֗רַעseedוְנִֽחְיֶה֙so we may liveוְלֹ֣אand notנָמ֔וּתwe will dieוְהָאֲדָמָ֖הand the landלֹ֥אnotתֵשָֽׁם׃it will be desolate
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וַיִּ֨קֶןand he boughtיוֹסֵ֜ףJosephאֶת־obj.כָּל־allאַדְמַ֤תthe land ofמִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egyptלְפַרְעֹ֔הto Pharaohכִּֽי־forמָכְר֤וּthey soldמִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egyptאִ֣ישׁeveryoneשָׂדֵ֔הוּfield hisכִּֽי־forחָזַ֥קit was severeעֲלֵהֶ֖םon themהָרָעָ֑בthe famineוַתְּהִ֥יand it belongedהָאָ֖רֶץthe landלְפַרְעֹֽה׃to Pharaoh
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רַ֛קonlyאַדְמַ֥תthe land ofהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priestsלֹ֣אnotקָנָ֑הhe boughtכִּי֩forחֹ֨קan allowanceלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםbelonged to the priestsמֵאֵ֣תfrom withפַּרְעֹ֗הPharaohוְאָֽכְל֤וּand they eatאֶת־obj.חֻקָּם֙allowance theirאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichנָתַ֤ןhe gaveלָהֶם֙to themפַּרְעֹ֔הPharaohעַל־there-כֵּ֕ן-foreלֹ֥אnotמָכְר֖וּthey soldאֶת־obj.אַדְמָתָֽם׃land their
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וְהָיָה֙and it will beבַּתְּבוּאֹ֔תat the harvestsוּנְתַתֶּ֥םand you will giveחֲמִישִׁ֖יתa fifthלְפַרְעֹ֑הto Pharaohוְאַרְבַּ֣עand the fourהַיָּדֹ֡תthe handsיִהְיֶ֣הit will belongלָכֶם֩to youלְזֶ֨רַעto the seed ofהַשָּׂדֶ֧הthe fieldוּֽלְאָכְלְכֶ֛םand to food yourוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רand for those whoבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֖םare in households yourוְלֶאֱכֹ֥לand to eatלְטַפְּכֶֽם׃for little ones your
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וַיָּ֣שֶׂםand he establishedאֹתָ֣הּobj. itיוֹסֵ֡ףJosephלְחֹק֩to a statuteעַד־untilהַיּ֨וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֜הthe thisעַל־onאַדְמַ֥תthe land ofמִצְרַ֛יִםEgyptלְפַרְעֹ֖הbelongs to Pharaohלַחֹ֑מֶשׁto the fifth partרַ֞קonlyאַדְמַ֤תthe land ofהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙the priestsלְבַדָּ֔םto alone themלֹ֥אnotהָיְתָ֖הit belongedלְפַרְעֹֽה׃to Pharaoh
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וַיִּקְרְב֣וּand they drew nearיְמֵֽי־the days ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לIsraelלָמוּת֒to dieוַיִּקְרָ֣א׀and he summonedלִבְנ֣וֹto son hisלְיוֹסֵ֗ףto Josephוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלוֹ֙to himאִם־ifנָ֨אpleaseמָצָ֤אתִיI have foundחֵן֙favorבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָin view yourשִֽׂים־putנָ֥אpleaseיָדְךָ֖hand yourתַּ֣חַתunderיְרֵכִ֑יthigh myוְעָשִׂ֤יתָand you will doעִמָּדִי֙with meחֶ֣סֶדloyaltyוֶאֱמֶ֔תand faithfulnessאַל־may notנָ֥אpleaseתִקְבְּרֵ֖נִיyou bury meבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃in Egypt
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