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Joseph placed his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

לָהֶ֤ם (לָ) la. “to”

Joseph nourished his father, his brothers, and all of his father's household, with bread, according to their families.

לְפִ֥י (לְ) le. “to”

When the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, "Give us bread, for why should we die in your presence? For our money fails."

לֵאמֹר֙ (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָּ֣נוּ (לָּ֣) La. “to”וְלָ֥מָּה (לָ֥) La. “<to>”

Joseph said, "Give your cattle; and I will give you food for your cattle, if money fails."

לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to”

They brought their cattle to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the herds, and for the donkeys: and he fed them with bread in exchange for all their cattle for that year.

לָהֶם֩ (לָ) la. “to”

When that year was ended, they came to him the second year, and said to him, "We will not hide from my lord how our money is all spent, and the herds of cattle are my lord's. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh. Give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land won't be desolate."

לָ֧מָּה (לָ֧) La. “<to>”לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ (לְ) le. “to”לְפַרְעֹ֔ה (לְ) le. “of”

So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine was severe on them, and the land became Pharaoh's.

לְפַרְעֹ֔ה (לְ) le. “to”לְפַרְעֹֽה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

As for the people, he moved them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end of it.

לֶעָרִ֑ים (לֶ) le. “to the”

Only he didn't buy the land of the priests, for the priests had a portion from Pharaoh, and ate their portion which Pharaoh gave them. That is why they didn't sell their land.

לַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים (לַ) la. “[belonged] to the”לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to”

Then Joseph said to the people, "Behold, I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh. Behold, here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land.

לְפַרְעֹ֑ה (לְ) le. “for”לָכֶ֣ם (לָ) la. “for”

It will happen at the harvests, that you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four parts will be your own, for seed of the field, for your food, for them of your households, and for food for your little ones."

לְפַרְעֹ֑ה (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶם֩ (לָ) la. “to”לְזֶ֨רַע (לְ) le. “to”וּֽלְאָכְלְכֶ֛ם (לְ) le. “to”וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (לַ) la. “for”וְלֶאֱכֹ֥ל (לֶ) le. “to”לְטַפְּכֶֽם׃ (לְ) le. “for”

They said, "You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants."

לְפַרְעֹֽה׃ (לְ) le. “of”

Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth. Only the land of the priests alone didn't become Pharaoh's.

לְחֹק֩ (לְ) le. “to”לְפַרְעֹ֖ה (לְ) le. “[belongs] to”לַחֹ֑מֶשׁ (לַ) la. “to the”לְבַדָּ֔ם (לְ) le. “to”לְפַרְעֹֽה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

The time drew near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please don't bury me in Egypt,

לָמוּת֒ (לָ) la. “to”לִבְנ֣וֹ (לִ) li “<to>”לְיוֹסֵ֗ף (לְ) le. “<to>”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to”

He said, "Swear to me," and he swore to him. Israel bowed himself on the bed's head.

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to”ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to”

It happened after these things, that someone said to Joseph, "Behold, your father is sick." He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

לְיוֹסֵ֔ף (לְ) le. “to”

Someone told Jacob, and said, "Behold, your son Joseph comes to you," and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.

לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב (לְ) le. “to”

and said to me, 'Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your seed after you for an everlasting possession.'

לִקְהַ֣ל (לִ) li “<into>”לְזַרְעֲךָ֥ (לְ) le. “to”

Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine.

לְךָ֜ (לְ) le. “to”לִי־ (לִ) li “[belong] to”לִֽי׃ (לִֽ) L “to”

Your issue, who you become the father of after them, will be yours. They will be called after the name of their brothers in their inheritance.

לְךָ֣ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem)."

לָבֹ֣א (לָ) la. “to”

Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God has given me here." He said, "Please bring them to me, and I will bless them."

לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “to”

Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he couldn't see. He brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

לִרְא֑וֹת (לִ) li “to”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “<to>”לָהֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “<to>”

Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

לְאַפָּ֖יו (לְ) le. “to”