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Genesis

Chapter 45
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): veloֽ'-yako֨l yose֜p lehite'apּe֗q leko֤l hanּitzּabiym֙ 'ala֔yv vayּiqera֕ hotzi֥y'u kal-'i֖yshsh me'ala֑y velo'-'a֤mad 'iyshsh֙ 'itּ֔o bּehitevadּa֥ yose֖p 'el-'echaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Joseph could no longer control himself in front of all his attendants, and he cried out, "Have everyone leave my presence!" So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.

וְלֹֽא־יָכֹ֨ל יוֹסֵ֜ף לְהִתְאַפֵּ֗ק לְכֹ֤ל הַנִּצָּבִים֙ עָלָ֔יו וַיִּקְרָ֕א הוֹצִ֥יאוּ כָל־אִ֖ישׁ מֵעָלָ֑י וְלֹא־עָ֤מַד אִישׁ֙ אִתּ֔וֹ בְּהִתְוַדַּ֥ע יוֹסֵ֖ף אֶל־אֶחָֽיו׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitּe֥n 'et-qol֖o bּibeki֑y vayּishsheme'֣u mitzera֔yim vayּishshema֖ bּe֥yt pּare'oֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and the news reached Pharaoh’s palace.

וַיִּתֵּ֥ן אֶת־קֹל֖וֹ בִּבְכִ֑י וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ מִצְרַ֔יִם וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע בֵּ֥ית פַּרְעֹֽה׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer yose֤p 'el-'echayv֙ 'ani֣y yose֔p ha'֥od 'abi֖y cha֑y veloֽ'-yakel֤u 'echayv֙ la'an֣ot 'ot֔o kּi֥y nibehal֖u mipּanaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still living?" But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יוֹסֵ֤ף אֶל־אֶחָיו֙ אֲנִ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ף הַע֥וֹד אָבִ֖י חָ֑י וְלֹֽא־יָכְל֤וּ אֶחָיו֙ לַעֲנ֣וֹת אֹת֔וֹ כִּ֥י נִבְהֲל֖וּ מִפָּנָֽיו׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer yose֧p 'el-'echa֛yv gּeshshu-na֥ 'ela֖y vayּigּa֑shshu vayּo֗'mer 'aniy֙ yose֣p 'achiyke֔m 'ashsher-mekaretּe֥m 'oti֖y mitzeraֽyemah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Come close to me." When they had done so, he said, "I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יוֹסֵ֧ף אֶל־אֶחָ֛יו גְּשׁוּ־נָ֥א אֵלַ֖י וַיִּגָּ֑שׁוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֲנִי֙ יוֹסֵ֣ף אֲחִיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־מְכַרְתֶּ֥ם אֹתִ֖י מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֣h ׀ 'al-tּe'a֣tzeb֗u ve'al-yi֨char֙ bּe'e֣yneyke֔m kּiֽy-mekaretּe֥m 'oti֖y he֑nּah kּi֣y lemiֽcheya֔h shshelacha֥niy 'elohi֖ym lipeneykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.

וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ אַל־תֵּעָ֣צְב֗וּ וְאַל־יִ֨חַר֙ בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם כִּֽי־מְכַרְתֶּ֥ם אֹתִ֖י הֵ֑נָּה כִּ֣י לְמִֽחְיָ֔ה שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֖ים לִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiy-ze֛h shshenata֥yim hara'a֖b bּeqe֣reb ha'a֑retz ve'od֙ chame֣shsh shshani֔ym 'ashshe֥r 'eyn-chari֖yshsh veqatzּiֽyr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will be no ploughing or reaping.

כִּי־זֶ֛ה שְׁנָתַ֥יִם הָרָעָ֖ב בְּקֶ֣רֶב הָאָ֑רֶץ וְעוֹד֙ חָמֵ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵין־חָרִ֖ישׁ וְקָצִּֽיר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshelache֤niy 'elohiym֙ lipeneyke֔m lashs֥um lake֛m shshe'eri֖yt bּa'a֑retz ulehachay֣ot lake֔m lipeleyta֖h gּedolaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהִים֙ לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם לָשׂ֥וּם לָכֶ֛ם שְׁאֵרִ֖ית בָּאָ֑רֶץ וּלְהַחֲי֣וֹת לָכֶ֔ם לִפְלֵיטָ֖ה גְּדֹלָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֗h loֽ'-'atּe֞m shshelachetּe֤m 'otiy֙ he֔nּah kּi֖y ha'elohi֑ym vayeshsiyme֨niֽy le'a֜b lepare'o֗h ule'adon֙ lekal-bּeyt֔o umoshshe֖l bּekal-'e֥retz mitzeraֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.

וְעַתָּ֗ה לֹֽא־אַתֶּ֞ם שְׁלַחְתֶּ֤ם אֹתִי֙ הֵ֔נָּה כִּ֖י הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיְשִׂימֵ֨נִֽי לְאָ֜ב לְפַרְעֹ֗ה וּלְאָדוֹן֙ לְכָל־בֵּית֔וֹ וּמֹשֵׁ֖ל בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): maharu֮ va'al֣u 'el-'abiy֒ va'amaretּe֣m 'ela֗yv kּo֤h 'amar֙ bּineka֣ yose֔p shsama֧niy 'elohi֛ym le'ad֖on lekal-mitzera֑yim reda֥h 'ela֖y 'aֽl-tּa'amoֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now hurry back to my father and say to him, 'This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.

מַהֲרוּ֮ וַעֲל֣וּ אֶל־אָבִי֒ וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ בִּנְךָ֣ יוֹסֵ֔ף שָׂמַ֧נִי אֱלֹהִ֛ים לְאָד֖וֹן לְכָל־מִצְרָ֑יִם רְדָ֥ה אֵלַ֖י אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹֽד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veyashshabetּa֣ be'eֽretz-gּo֗shshen vehayi֤yta qarob֙ 'ela֔y 'atּa֕h ubane֖yka ubene֣y bane֑yka vetzo'neka֥ ubeqareka֖ vekal-'ashsher-laֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You shall live in the region of Goshen and be near me—you, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all you have.

וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֣ בְאֶֽרֶץ־גֹּ֗שֶׁן וְהָיִ֤יתָ קָרוֹב֙ אֵלַ֔י אַתָּ֕ה וּבָנֶ֖יךָ וּבְנֵ֣י בָנֶ֑יךָ וְצֹאנְךָ֥ וּבְקָרְךָ֖ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לָֽךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vekilekּaletּi֤y 'oֽteka֙ shsha֔m kּiy-'֛od chame֥shsh shshani֖ym ra'a֑b pּen-tּiuare֛shsh 'atּa֥h ubeֽyteka֖ vekal-'ashsher-laֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will provide for you there, because five years of famine are still to come. Otherwise you and your household and all who belong to you will become destitute.'

וְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֤י אֹֽתְךָ֙ שָׁ֔ם כִּי־ע֛וֹד חָמֵ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים רָעָ֑ב פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵ֛שׁ אַתָּ֥ה וּבֵֽיתְךָ֖ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לָֽךְ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehinּe֤h 'eֽyneykem֙ ro'֔ot ve'eyne֖y 'achi֣y bineyami֑yn kּiy-pi֖y haֽmedabּe֥r 'aleykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that it is really I who am speaking to you.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה עֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ רֹא֔וֹת וְעֵינֵ֖י אָחִ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ין כִּי־פִ֖י הַֽמְדַבֵּ֥ר אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehigּadetּe֣m le'abi֗y 'et-kּal-kּebodiy֙ bּemitzera֔yim ve'e֖t kּal-'ashshe֣r re'iyte֑m umiֽharetּe֛m vehoradetּe֥m 'et-'abi֖y heֽnּah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Tell my father about all the honour shown me in Egypt and about everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly."

וְהִגַּדְתֶּ֣ם לְאָבִ֗י אֶת־כָּל־כְּבוֹדִי֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר רְאִיתֶ֑ם וּמִֽהַרְתֶּ֛ם וְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־אָבִ֖י הֵֽנָּה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּipּo֛l 'al-tzaue're֥y bineyamiֽn-'achi֖yv vayּe֑bekּe ubineyami֔n bּaka֖h 'al-tzaua'raֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin embraced him, weeping also.

וַיִּפֹּ֛ל עַל־צַוְּארֵ֥י בִנְיָמִֽן־אָחִ֖יו וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן בָּכָ֖ה עַל־צַוָּארָֽיו׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayenashshּe֥q lekal-'echa֖yv vayּe֣bekּe 'aleyhe֑m ve'a֣charey ke֔n dּibּer֥u 'echa֖yv 'itּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them. Afterwards his brothers talked with him.

וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ק לְכָל־אֶחָ֖יו וַיֵּ֣בְךְּ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְאַ֣חֲרֵי כֵ֔ן דִּבְּר֥וּ אֶחָ֖יו אִתּֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaqּo֣l nishshema֗ bּe֤yt pּare'oh֙ le'mo֔r bּa֖'u 'ache֣y yose֑p vayּiytab֙ bּe'eyne֣y pare'o֔h ube'eyne֖y 'abadaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When the news reached Pharaoh’s palace that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and all his officials were pleased.

וְהַקֹּ֣ל נִשְׁמַ֗ע בֵּ֤ית פַּרְעֹה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּ֖אוּ אֲחֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה וּבְעֵינֵ֖י עֲבָדָֽיו׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer pּare'oh֙ 'el-yose֔p 'emo֥r 'el-'ache֖yka zo֣'t 'ashs֑u taֽ'anu֙ 'et-bּe'i֣yreke֔m uleku-bo֖'u 'a֥retzah kּenaֽ'an׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers, 'Do this: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan,

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף אֱמֹ֥ר אֶל־אַחֶ֖יךָ זֹ֣את עֲשׂ֑וּ טַֽעֲנוּ֙ אֶת־בְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔ם וּלְכוּ־בֹ֖אוּ אַ֥רְצָה כְּנָֽעַן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): uqech֧u 'et-'abiyke֛m ve'et-bּatּeyke֖m ubo֣'u 'ela֑y ve'etּena֣h lake֗m 'et-tub֙ 'e֣retz mitzera֔yim ve'ikel֖u 'et-che֥leb ha'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and bring your father and your families back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you can enjoy the fat of the land.'

וּקְח֧וּ אֶת־אֲבִיכֶ֛ם וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיכֶ֖ם וּבֹ֣אוּ אֵלָ֑י וְאֶתְּנָ֣ה לָכֶ֗ם אֶת־טוּב֙ אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וְאִכְל֖וּ אֶת־חֵ֥לֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֥h tzue֖ytah zo֣'t 'ashs֑u qechu-lakem֩ me'e֨retz mitzera֜yim 'agal֗ot letapּekem֙ velineshsheyke֔m uneshsa'te֥m 'et-'abiyke֖m uba'teֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You are also directed to tell them, 'Do this: Take some wagons from Egypt for your children and your wives, and get your father and come.

וְאַתָּ֥ה צֻוֵּ֖יתָה זֹ֣את עֲשׂ֑וּ קְחוּ־לָכֶם֩ מֵאֶ֨רֶץ מִצְרַ֜יִם עֲגָל֗וֹת לְטַפְּכֶם֙ וְלִנְשֵׁיכֶ֔ם וּנְשָׂאתֶ֥ם אֶת־אֲבִיכֶ֖ם וּבָאתֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֣yneke֔m 'al-tּacho֖s 'al-kּeleyke֑m kּiy-t֛ub kּal-'e֥retz mitzera֖yim lake֥m hֽu'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Never mind your belongings, because the best of all Egypt will be yours.'"

וְעֵ֣ינְכֶ֔ם אַל־תָּחֹ֖ס עַל־כְּלֵיכֶ֑ם כִּי־ט֛וּב כָּל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם לָכֶ֥ם הֽוּא׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaֽ'ashsu-ken֙ bּene֣y yishsera'e֔l vayּitּe֨n lahe֥m yose֛p 'agal֖ot 'al-pּi֣y pare'o֑h vayּitּe֥n lahe֛m tzeda֖h ladּaֽreke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them wagons, as Pharaoh had commanded, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.

וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּתֵּ֨ן לָהֶ֥ם יוֹסֵ֛ף עֲגָל֖וֹת עַל־פִּ֣י פַרְעֹ֑ה וַיִּתֵּ֥ן לָהֶ֛ם צֵדָ֖ה לַדָּֽרֶךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lekulּa֥m nata֛n la'i֖yshsh chalip֣ot shsemalo֑t ulebineyami֤n natan֙ shshelo֣shsh me'֣ot kּe֔sep vechame֖shsh chalipo֥t shsemaloֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)To each of them he gave new clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five sets of clothes.

לְכֻלָּ֥ם נָתַ֛ן לָאִ֖ישׁ חֲלִפ֣וֹת שְׂמָלֹ֑ת וּלְבִנְיָמִ֤ן נָתַן֙ שְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֣וֹת כֶּ֔סֶף וְחָמֵ֖שׁ חֲלִפֹ֥ת שְׂמָלֹֽת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ule'abi֞yv shshala֤ch kּezo't֙ 'ashsara֣h chamori֔ym noshse'i֖ym mitּ֣ub mitzera֑yim ve'e֣shser 'atono֡t noֽ֠shse'ot bּa֣r vale֧chem umaz֛on le'abi֖yv ladּaֽreke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And this is what he sent to his father: ten donkeys loaded with the best things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other provisions for his journey.

וּלְאָבִ֞יו שָׁלַ֤ח כְּזֹאת֙ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה חֲמֹרִ֔ים נֹשְׂאִ֖ים מִטּ֣וּב מִצְרָ֑יִם וְעֶ֣שֶׂר אֲתֹנֹ֡ת נֹֽ֠שְׂאֹת בָּ֣ר וָלֶ֧חֶם וּמָז֛וֹן לְאָבִ֖יו לַדָּֽרֶךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayeshshalּa֥ch 'et-'echa֖yv vayּele֑ku vayּo֣'mer 'alehe֔m 'aֽl-tּiregּez֖u bּadּaֽreke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then he sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving he said to them, "Don’t quarrel on the way!"

וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־אֶחָ֖יו וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אַֽל־תִּרְגְּז֖וּ בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּa'al֖u mimּitzera֑yim vayּabo֨'u֙ 'e֣retz kּena֔'an 'eֽl-ya'aqo֖b 'abiyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So they went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.

וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֲבִיהֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּagּi֨du l֜o le'mo֗r '֚od yose֣p cha֔y vekiֽy-h֥u moshshe֖l bּekal-'e֣retz mitzera֑yim vayּa֣pag libּ֔o kּi֥y lo'-he'emi֖yn laheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They told him, "Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler of all Egypt." Jacob was stunned; he did not believe them.

וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ ל֜וֹ לֵאמֹ֗ר ע֚וֹד יוֹסֵ֣ף חַ֔י וְכִֽי־ה֥וּא מֹשֵׁ֖ל בְּכָל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וַיָּ֣פָג לִבּ֔וֹ כִּ֥י לֹא־הֶאֱמִ֖ין לָהֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּer֣u 'ela֗yv 'e֣t kּal-dּibere֤y yosep֙ 'ashshe֣r dּibּe֣r 'alehe֔m vayּare'֙ 'et-ha֣'agal֔ot 'ashsher-shshala֥ch yose֖p lashse֣'t 'ot֑o vatּechi֕y r֖ucha ya'aqo֥b 'abiyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But when they told him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the wagons Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.

וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אֵ֣ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֤י יוֹסֵף֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־הָ֣עֲגָל֔וֹת אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח יוֹסֵ֖ף לָשֵׂ֣את אֹת֑וֹ וַתְּחִ֕י ר֖וּחַ יַעֲקֹ֥ב אֲבִיהֶֽם׃