Josephיוֹסֵףcameוַיָּבֹאand toldוַיַּגֵּדPharaoh,לְפַרְעֹהand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“My fatherאָבִיand my brothers,וְאַחַיwith their flocksוְצֹאנָםand their herdsוּבְקָרָםand allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרthey have,לָהֶםhave comeבָּאוּfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Canaan;כְּנָעַןand look,וְהִנָּthey areםin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Goshen.”גֹּשֶׁן
From amongוּמִקְצֵהhis brothersאֶחָיוhe tookלָקַחfiveחֲמִשָּׁהmenאֲנָשִׁיםand presented themוַיַּצִּגֵםbeforeלִפְנֵיPharaoh.פַרְעֹה
Pharaohפַּרְעֹהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto his brothers,אֶל אֶחָיו“Whatמַהis your occupation?”מַּעֲשֵׂיכֶםThey saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto Pharaoh,אֶל פַּרְעֹה“Your servantsעֲבָדֶיךָare shepherdsרֹעֵהof flocks,צֹאןbothגַּםweאֲנַחְנוּandגַּםour fathers.”אֲבוֹתֵינוּ
They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto Pharaoh,אֶל פַּרְעֹה“We have comeבָּאנוּto reside as aliensלָגוּרin the land,בָּאָרֶץforכִּיthere is noאֵיןpastureמִרְעֶהfor the flocksלַצֹּאןthatאֲשֶׁרyour servants have,לַעֲבָדֶיךָforכִּיthe famineהָרָעָבis severeכָבֵדin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Canaan.כְּנָעַןAnd now,וְעַתָּהpleaseנָאlet your servantsעֲבָדֶיךָliveיֵשְׁבוּin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Goshen.”גֹּשֶׁן
Pharaohפַּרְעֹהsaidוַיֹּאמֶר לֵאמֹרto Joseph,אֶל יוֹסֵף“Your fatherאָבִיךָand your brothersוְאַחֶיךָhave comeבָּאוּto you.אֵלֶיךָ
The landאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםisהִואbefore you;לְפָנֶיךָin the bestבְּמֵיטַבof the landהָאָרֶץsettleהוֹשֵׁבyour fatherאֶת אָבִיךָand your brothers;וְאֶת אַחֶיךָlet them liveיֵשְׁבוּin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Goshen.גֹּשֶׁןAnd ifוְאִםyou knowיָדַעְתָּthat there areוְיֶשׁamong themבָּםcapableחַיִלmen,אַנְשֵׁיput themוְשַׂמְתָּםas chiefsשָׂרֵיover livestock,מִקְנֶהoverעַלwhatאֲשֶׁרis mine.”לִי
Then Josephוַ יוֹסֵףbroughtיָּבֵאJacobאֶת יַעֲקֹבhis fatherאָבִיוand stood himוַיַּעֲמִדֵהוּbeforeלִפְנֵיPharaoh,פַרְעֹהand Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבblessedיְבָרֶךְPharaoh.אֶת פַּרְעֹה
Pharaohפַּרְעֹהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Jacob,אֶל יַעֲקֹב“How manyכַּמָּהare the daysיְמֵיof the yearsשְׁנֵיof your life?”חַיֶּיךָ
Jacobיַעֲקֹבsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Pharaoh,אֶל פַּרְעֹה“The daysיְמֵיof the yearsשְׁנֵיof my life as an alienמְגוּרַיare a hundredמְאַתand thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁים וּyears.שָׁנָהFewמְעַטand evilוְרָעִיםhave beenהָיוּthe daysיְמֵיof the yearsשְׁנֵיof my life,חַיַּיand they have notוְלֹאreachedהִשִּׂיגוּthe daysאֶת יְמֵיof the yearsשְׁנֵיof the lifeחַיֵּיof my fathersאֲבֹתַיin the daysבִּימֵיof their life as aliens.”מְגוּרֵיהֶם
Then Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבblessedיְבָרֶךְPharaohאֶת פַּרְעֹהand went outוַיֵּצֵאfrom the presenceמִלִּפְנֵיof Pharaoh.פַרְעֹה
Josephיוֹסֵףsettledוַיּוֹשֵׁבhis fatherאֶת אָבִיוand his brothersוְאֶת אֶחָיוand gaveוַיִּתֵּןthemלָהֶםa possessionאֲחֻזָּהin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםin the bestבְּמֵיטַבof the land,הָאָרֶץin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Rameses,רַעְמְסֵסasכַּאֲשֶׁרPharaohפַרְעֹהhad commanded.צִוָּה
Josephיוֹסֵףprovidedוַיְכַלְכֵּלhis father,אֶת אָבִיוhis brothers,וְאֶת אֶחָיוand allוְאֵת כָּלhis father’sאָבִיוhouseholdבֵּיתwith bread,לֶחֶםaccording toלְפִיthe number of their little ones.הַטָּף
There was noאֵיןbreadוְלֶחֶםin allבְּכָלthe land,הָאָרֶץforכִּיthe famineהָרָעָבwas veryמְאֹדsevere,כָבֵדand the landוַ אֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםand the landוְאֶרֶץof Canaanכְּנַעַןlanguishedתֵּלַהּbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe famine.הָרָעָב
Josephיוֹסֵףgathered upוַיְלַקֵּטallאֶת כָּלthe silverהַכֶּסֶףthat was foundהַנִּמְצָאin the landבְאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםand in the landוּבְאֶרֶץof Canaan,כְּנַעַןfor the grainבַּשֶּׁבֶרthatאֲשֶׁרtheyהֵםwere buying;שֹׁבְרִיםand Josephוַ יוֹסֵףbroughtיָּבֵאthe silverאֶת הַכֶּסֶףinto the houseבֵּיתָהof Pharaoh.פַרְעֹה
When the silverהַכֶּסֶףwas goneוַיִּתֹּםfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםand from the landוּמֵאֶרֶץof Canaan,כְּנַעַןallכָלthe Egyptiansמִצְרַיִםcameוַיָּבֹאוּto Josephאֶל יוֹסֵףand said,לֵאמֹר“Giveהָבָהusלָּנוּbread!לֶחֶםWhyוְלָמָּהshould we dieנָמוּתbefore you?נֶגְדֶּךָForכִּיour silverכָּסֶףis gone.”אָפֵס
Josephיוֹסֵףsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Giveהָבוּyour livestock,מִקְנֵיכֶםand I will giveוְאֶתְּנָהyouלָכֶםbread for your livestock,בְּמִקְנֵיכֶםifאִםyour silverכָּסֶףis gone.”אָפֵס
So they broughtוַיָּבִיאוּtheir livestockאֶת מִקְנֵיהֶםto Joseph,אֶל יוֹסֵףand Josephיוֹסֵףgaveוַיִּתֵּןthemלָהֶםbreadלֶחֶםin exchange for the horses,בַּסּוּסִיםthe flocks,וּבְמִקְנֵה הַצֹּאןthe herds,וּבְמִקְנֵה הַבָּקָרand the donkeys;וּבַחֲמֹרִיםand he carried them throughוַיְנַהֲלֵםwith breadבַּלֶּחֶםin exchange for allבְּכָלtheir livestockמִקְנֵהֶםthatהַהִואyear.בַּשָּׁנָה
Thatהַהִואyearהַשָּׁנָהended,וַתִּתֹּםand they cameוַיָּבֹאוּto himאֵלָיוthe secondהַשֵּׁנִיתyearבַּשָּׁנָהand saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,לוֹ“We will notלֹאhideנְכַחֵדfrom my lordמֵאֲדֹנִיthatכִּי אִםthe silverהַכֶּסֶףis spentתַּםand the herdsוּמִקְנֵהof animalsהַבְּהֵמָהbelong to my lord;אֶל אֲדֹנִיnothingלֹאis leftנִשְׁאַרbeforeלִפְנֵיmy lordאֲדֹנִיexceptבִּלְתִּי אִםour bodiesגְּוִיָּתֵנוּand our land.וְאַדְמָתֵנוּ
Whyלָמָּהshould we dieנָמוּתbefore your eyes,לְעֵינֶיךָbothגַּםweאֲנַחְנוּandגַּםour land?אַדְמָתֵנוּBuyקְנֵהusאֹתָנוּand our landוְאֶת אַדְמָתֵנוּfor bread,בַּלָּחֶםand weוְ אֲנַחְנוּand our landוְאַדְמָתֵנוּwill beנִהְיֶהslavesעֲבָדִיםto Pharaoh;לְפַרְעֹהand give usוְתֶןseed,זֶרַעso that we may liveוְנִחְיֶהand notוְלֹאdie,נָמוּתand the landוְהָאֲדָמָהwill notלֹאbecome desolate.”תֵשָׁם
So Josephוַ יוֹסֵףboughtיִּקֶןallאֶת כָּלthe landאַדְמַתof Egyptמִצְרַיִםfor Pharaoh,לְפַרְעֹהforכִּיthe Egyptiansמִצְרַיִםsoldמָכְרוּeach manאִישׁhis field,שָׂדֵהוּbecauseכִּיthe famineהָרָעָבwas strongחָזַקupon them;עֲלֵהֶםand the landהָאָרֶץbecameוַתְּהִיPharaoh’s.לְפַרְעֹה
And as for the people,וְאֶת הָעָםhe movedהֶעֱבִירthemאֹתוֹinto the cities,לֶעָרִיםfrom one endמִקְצֵהof the territoryגְבוּלof Egyptמִצְרַיִםto the other end.וְעַד קָצֵהוּ
Onlyרַקthe landאַדְמַתof the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםhe did notלֹאbuy,קָנָהforכִּיthe priestsלַכֹּהֲנִיםhad an allotmentחֹקfromמֵאֵתPharaoh,פַּרְעֹהand they ateוְאָכְלוּtheir allotmentאֶת חֻקָּםthatאֲשֶׁרPharaohפַּרְעֹהgaveנָתַןthem;לָהֶםthereforeעַל כֵּןthey did notלֹאsellמָכְרוּtheir land.אֶת אַדְמָתָם
Josephיוֹסֵףsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto the people,אֶל הָעָם“Look,הֵןI have boughtקָנִיתִיyouאֶתְכֶםtoday,הַיּוֹםand your land,וְאֶת אַדְמַתְכֶםfor Pharaoh.לְפַרְעֹהHereהֵאis seedזֶרַעfor you;לָכֶםsowוּזְרַעְתֶּםthe land.אֶת הָאֲדָמָה
And atוְהָיָה בַּthe harvestsתְּבוּאֹתyou shall giveוּנְתַתֶּםa fifthחֲמִישִׁיתto Pharaoh,לְפַרְעֹהand fourוְאַרְבַּעpartsהַיָּדֹתwill beיִהְיֶהyours,לָכֶםas seedלְזֶרַעfor the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהand as your foodוּלְאָכְלְכֶםand for thoseוְלַאֲשֶׁרin your households,בְּבָתֵּיכֶםand as foodוְלֶאֱכֹלfor your little ones.”לְטַפְּכֶם
They said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“You have kept us alive!הֶחֱיִתָנוּMay we findנִמְצָאfavorחֵןin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof my lord,אֲדֹנִיand we will beוְהָיִינוּslavesעֲבָדִיםto Pharaoh.”לְפַרְעֹה
Josephיוֹסֵףmade itוַיָּשֶׂם אֹתָהּa statute,לְחֹקtoעַדthisהַזֶּהday,הַיּוֹםconcerningעַלthe landאַדְמַתof Egypt:מִצְרַיִםto Pharaohלְפַרְעֹהbelongs the fifth.לַחֹמֶשׁOnlyרַקthe landאַדְמַתof the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםby itselfלְבַדָּםdid notלֹאbecomeהָיְתָהPharaoh’s.לְפַרְעֹה
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלlivedוַיֵּשֶׁבin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Goshen;גֹּשֶׁןthey acquired possessionsוַיֵּאָחֲזוּin it,בָהּand were fruitfulוַיִּפְרוּand multipliedוַיִּרְבּוּgreatly.מְאֹד
Jacobיַעֲקֹבlivedוַיְחִיin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםseventeenשְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵהyears;שָׁנָהand the daysוַ יְמֵיof Jacob,יַעֲקֹבthe yearsשְׁנֵיof his life,חַיָּיוwereיְהִיa hundredוּמְאַתforty-sevenשֶׁבַע וְאַרְבָּעִיםyears.שָׁנִים שָׁנָה
The daysיְמֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלdrew nearוַיִּקְרְבוּto die,לָמוּתand he calledוַיִּקְרָאhis sonלִבְנוֹJosephלְיוֹסֵףand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Ifאִם נָאI have foundמָצָאתִיfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָplease putשִׂים נָאyour handיָדְךָunderתַּחַתmy thigh,יְרֵכִיand dealוְעָשִׂיתָwith meעִמָּדִיin loyal loveחֶסֶדand faithfulness:וֶאֱמֶתplease do notאַל נָאbury meתִקְבְּרֵנִיin Egypt.בְּמִצְרָיִם
When I lie downוְשָׁכַבְתִּיwith my fathers,עִם אֲבֹתַיcarry meוּנְשָׂאתַנִיout of Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִםand bury meוּקְבַרְתַּנִיin their burial place.”בִּקְבֻרָתָםHe said,וַיֹּאמַר“Iאָנֹכִיwill doאֶעֱשֶׂהas you have said.”כִדְבָרֶךָ
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Swearהִשָּׁבְעָהto me.”לִיAnd he sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַעto him.לוֹThen Israelוַ יִשְׂרָאֵלbowed downיִּשְׁתַּחוּuponעַלthe headרֹאשׁof the bed.הַמִּטָּה