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Bereshis 45

Word-by-word Hebrew text with Orthodox Jewish Bible renderings
OJB rendering Berean/Literal Hebrew gloss  —  0 of 397 words dictionary-mapped
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Then Yosef could not control himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause kol ish to go out from me. And there stood no ish with him, while Yosef made himself known unto his achim.
And he wept aloud; and the Mitzrayim and the Bais Pharaoh heard.
And Yosef said unto his achim (brethren), I am Yosef; doth Avi yet live? And his achim could not answer him; for they were shocked with dismay at his presence.
And Yosef said unto his achim, Come near to me, now. And they came near. And he said, I am Yosef achichem (your brother), whom ye sold into Mitzrayim.
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me here; for Elohim did send me before you to save life.
For these two years hath the ra'av (famine) been in the land; and yet there are chamesh shanim (five years), in the which there shall neither be plowing nor harvest.
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וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִי SDBH sent me אֱלֹהִים֙ SDBH G-d לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם before you לָשׂ֥וּם SDBH to preserve לָכֶ֛ם you שְׁאֵרִ֖ית SDBH as a remnant בָּאָ֑רֶץ SDBH on the earth וּלְהַחֲי֣וֹת SDBH and to save your lives לָכֶ֔ם . . . לִפְלֵיטָ֖ה SDBH deliverance גְּדֹלָֽה׃ SDBH by a great
And Elohim sent me before you to save you a she'erit (remnant) in the earth, and to save life for you by a peletah gedolah (great deliverance, escape).
So now it was not you that sent me here, but HaElohim; and He hath made me as an Av to Pharaoh, and adon of all his Bais, and Moshel throughout kol Eretz Mitzrayim.
Haste ye, and go up to Avi, and say unto him, Thus saith thy ben, Yosef, Elohim hath made me as adon kol Mitzrayim; come down unto me, tarry not;
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וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֣ SDBH You shall settle בְאֶֽרֶץ־ SDBH in the land גֹּ֗שֶׁן SDBH of Goshen וְהָיִ֤יתָ and be קָרוֹב֙ SDBH near me אֵלַ֔י . . . אַתָּ֕ה SDBH you וּבָנֶ֖יךָ SDBH and your children וּבְנֵ֣י SDBH and grandchildren בָנֶ֑יךָ SDBH . . . וְצֹאנְךָ֥ SDBH your flocks וּבְקָרְךָ֖ SDBH and herds וְכָל־ and everything you own אֲשֶׁר־ SDBH - לָֽךְ׃
And thou shalt dwell in Eretz Goshen, and thou shalt be karov (near) unto me, thou, and thy banim, and thy bnei banecha, and thy tzon, and thy bakar, and all that thou hast [see Yn 14:3 OJBC]:
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וְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֤י SDBH I will provide אֹֽתְךָ֙ SDBH for you שָׁ֔ם SDBH And there כִּי־ because ע֛וֹד more חָמֵ֥שׁ SDBH there will be five שָׁנִ֖ים SDBH years רָעָ֑ב SDBH of famine פֶּן־ Otherwise תִּוָּרֵ֛שׁ SDBH will come to destitution אַתָּ֥ה SDBH you וּבֵֽיתְךָ֖ SDBH and your household וְכָל־ and everything אֲשֶׁר־ SDBH - לָֽךְ׃ you own
And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are chamesh shanim of ra'av (famine); lest thou, and thy bais, and all that thou hast, come to destitution.
And, hinei, your eyes see, and the eyes of achi Binyamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
And ye shall tell Avi of kol kevod b'Mitzrayim, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down Avi here.
And he fell upon the neck of Binyamin achiv, and wept; and Binyamin wept upon his neck.
Moreover he kissed all his achim, and wept upon them; and after that his achim talked with him.
And the news thereof was heard in Bais Pharaoh saying, Achei Yosef are come; and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his avadim.
And Pharaoh said unto Yosef, Say unto thy achim, This do ye; load your beasts, and go, get you unto Eretz Kena'an;
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וּקְח֧וּ SDBH Then bring אֶת־ SDBH - אֲבִיכֶ֛ם SDBH your father וְאֶת־ SDBH - בָּתֵּיכֶ֖ם SDBH and your families וּבֹ֣אוּ SDBH and return אֵלָ֑י to me וְאֶתְּנָ֣ה I will give לָכֶ֗ם - אֶת־ SDBH you טוּב֙ SDBH the best אֶ֣רֶץ SDBH of the land מִצְרַ֔יִם SDBH of Egypt וְאִכְל֖וּ SDBH and you shall eat אֶת־ SDBH - חֵ֥לֶב SDBH from the fat הָאָֽרֶץ׃ SDBH of the land
And take Avichem and your households, and come unto me; and I will give you the best of Eretz Mitzrayim, ye shall eat the chelev haaretz.
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וְאַתָּ֥ה SDBH You צֻוֵּ֖יתָה SDBH are also directed to tell them זֹ֣את SDBH . . . עֲשׂ֑וּ SDBH . . . קְחוּ־ SDBH Take לָכֶם֩ - מֵאֶ֨רֶץ SDBH from the land מִצְרַ֜יִם SDBH of Egypt עֲגָל֗וֹת SDBH wagons לְטַפְּכֶם֙ SDBH for your young children וְלִנְשֵׁיכֶ֔ם SDBH and your wives וּנְשָׂאתֶ֥ם SDBH and bring אֶת־ SDBH - אֲבִיכֶ֖ם SDBH your father וּבָאתֶֽם׃ SDBH and come back
Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you agalot (wagons) out of Eretz Mitzrayim for your little ones, and for your nashim, and bring Avichem, and come.
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וְעֵ֣ינְכֶ֔ם SDBH But pay no regard אַל־ vvv תָּחֹ֖ס SDBH . . . עַל־ to כְּלֵיכֶ֑ם SDBH your belongings כִּי־ for ט֛וּב SDBH the best כָּל־ of all אֶ֥רֶץ SDBH the land מִצְרַ֖יִם SDBH of Egypt לָכֶ֥ם yours הֽוּא׃ SDBH is
Also regard not your kelim; for the best of kol Eretz Mitzrayim is yours.
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וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ SDBH did כֵן֙ SDBH [as they were told] בְּנֵ֣י SDBH So the sons יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל SDBH of Israel וַיִּתֵּ֨ן gave לָהֶ֥ם them יוֹסֵ֛ף SDBH Joseph עֲגָל֖וֹת SDBH wagons עַל־ as פִּ֣י SDBH had instructed פַרְעֹ֑ה SDBH Pharaoh וַיִּתֵּ֥ן and he also gave לָהֶ֛ם them צֵדָ֖ה SDBH provisions לַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ SDBH for their journey
And the Bnei Yisroel did so; and Yosef gave them agalot, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the derech.
To all of them he gave each man chalifot semalot; but to Binyamin he gave three hundred pieces of kesef, and chamesh chalifot semalot.
And to Aviv he sent after this manner; ten chamorim loaded with the best of Mitzrayim, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and lechem and provision for Aviv for the derech.
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וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח SDBH on their way אֶת־ SDBH - אֶחָ֖יו SDBH Then Joseph sent his brothers וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ SDBH and as they were leaving וַיֹּ֣אמֶר SDBH he said אֲלֵהֶ֔ם to them אַֽל־ Do not תִּרְגְּז֖וּ SDBH quarrel בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ SDBH on the way
So he sent his achim away, and they departed; and he said unto them, See that ye not quarrel by the derech.
And they went up out of Mitzrayim, and came into Eretz Kena'an unto Ya'akov avihem,
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וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ SDBH they said ל֜וֹ לֵאמֹ֗ר SDBH - ע֚וֹד is still יוֹסֵ֣ף SDBH Joseph חַ֔י SDBH alive וְכִֽי־ and ה֥וּא SDBH he מֹשֵׁ֖ל SDBH is ruler בְּכָל־ over all אֶ֣רֶץ SDBH the land מִצְרָ֑יִם SDBH of Egypt וַיָּ֣פָג SDBH But Jacob was stunned לִבּ֔וֹ SDBH . . . כִּ֥י for לֹא־ SDBH he did not הֶאֱמִ֖ין SDBH believe לָהֶֽם׃ them
And told him, saying, Yosef chai! Yosef is yet alive, and he is Moshel kol Eretz Mitzrayim. And Ya'akov's lev fainted, for he believed them not [see Lk 24:10-11 OJBC].
And they told him kol divrei Yosef, which he had said unto them; and when he saw the agalot which Yosef had sent to carry him, the ruach Ya'akov avihem revived;
And Yisroel said, It is enough; Yosef Beni chai! Yosef Beni is yet alive; I will go and see him before I die.