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So they took their cattle to Joseph and he gave them bread in exchange for their horses and flocks and herds and asses, so all that year he gave them food in exchange for their cattle.

וּבְמִקְנֵ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבְמִקְנֵ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבַחֲמֹרִ֑ים (וּ) u. “and”

And when that year was ended, they came to him in the second year, and said, We may not keep it from our lord's knowledge that all our money is gone, and all the herds of cattle are my lord's; there is nothing more to give my lord but our bodies and our

וּמִקְנֵ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”וְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Are we to come to destruction before your eyes, we and our land? take us and our land and give us bread; and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh; and give us seed so that we may have life and the land may not become waste.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִֽהְיֶ֞ה (וְ) ve. “so”וְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְתֶן־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִֽחְיֶה֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאֲדָמָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And as for the people, he made servants of them, town by town, from one end of Egypt to the other.

וְאֶ֨ת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Joseph said to the people, I have made you and your land this day the property of Pharaoh; here is seed for you to put in your fields.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when the grain is cut, you are to give a fifth part to Pharaoh, and four parts will be yours for seed and food, and for your families and your little ones.

וְאַרְבַּ֣ע (וְ) ve. “and”וּֽלְאָכְלְכֶ֛ם (וּֽ) u. “and”וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֶאֱכֹ֥ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jacob was living in the land of Goshen for seventeen years; so the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven.

וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְאַ֖ת (וּ) u. “and”

And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dear to you, put your hand under my leg and take an oath that you will not put me to rest in Egypt;

וֶאֱמֶ֔ת (וֶ) ve. “and”

Now after these things, word came to Joseph that his father was ill: and he took with him his sons Manasseh and Ephraim.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And now your two sons who came to birth in Egypt before I came to you here, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, in the same way as Reuben and Simeon are.

וְעַתָּ֡ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”וְשִׁמְע֖וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

And any other offspring which you have after them, will be yours, and will be named after their brothers in their heritage.

וּמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֛ (וּ) u. “and”

And as for me, when I came from Paddan, death overtook Rachel on the way, when we were still some distance from Ephrath; and I put her to rest there on the road to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

וַאֲנִ֣י׀ (וַ) va. “and”

And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this land. And he said, Let them come near me, and I will give them a blessing.

וַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃ (וַ) va. “so”

Now because Israel was old, his eyes were no longer clear, and he was not able to see. So he made them come near to him, and he gave them a kiss, folding them in his arms.

וְעֵינֵ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Israel said to Joseph, I had no hope of seeing your face again, but God in his mercy has let me see you and your children.

וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then taking Ephraim with his right hand, Joseph put him at Israel's left side, and with his left hand he put Manasseh at Israel's right side, placing them near him.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Israel, stretching out his right hand, put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands on purpose, for Manasseh was the older.

וְה֣וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,

וְיִצְחָ֔ק (וְ) ve. “and”

The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.

וְיִקָּרֵ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִצְחָ֑ק (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִדְגּ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאוּלָ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְזַרְע֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they will say, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh; and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

וְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And I have given you more than your brothers, even Shechem as your heritage, which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.

וַאֲנִ֞י (וַ) va. “and”וּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And Jacob sent for his sons, and said, Come together, all of you, so that I may give you news of your fate in future times.

וְאַגִּ֣ידָה (וְ) ve. “so”

Come near, O sons of Jacob, and give ear to the words of Israel your father.

וְשִׁמְע֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁמְע֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power:

וְרֵאשִׁ֣ית (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֶ֥תֶר (וְ) ve. “and”