Josephיוֹסֵףfellוַיִּפֹּלonעַלhis father’sאָבִיוfaceפְּנֵיand weptוַיֵּבְךְּover himעָלָיוand kissedוַיִּשַּׁקhim.לוֹ
Josephיוֹסֵףcommandedוַיְצַוhis servants,אֶת עֲבָדָיוthe physicians,אֶת הָרֹפְאִיםto embalmלַחֲנֹטhis father;אֶת אָבִיוand the physiciansוַ הָרֹפְאִיםembalmedיַּחַנְטוּIsrael.אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל
Fortyאַרְבָּעִיםdaysיוֹםwere completedוַיִּמְלְאוּfor him,לוֹforכִּיsoכֵּןare completedיִמְלְאוּthe daysיְמֵיof embalming;הַחֲנֻטִיםand the Egyptiansוַ מִצְרַיִםwept forיִּבְכּוּhimאֹתוֹseventyשִׁבְעִיםdays.יוֹם
When the daysוַ יְמֵיof weeping for himבְכִיתוֹhad passed,יַּעַבְרוּJosephיוֹסֵףspokeוַיְדַבֵּרto the householdאֶל בֵּיתof Pharaoh,פַּרְעֹהsaying,לֵאמֹר“Ifאִם נָאI have foundמָצָאתִיfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֵיכֶםplease speakדַּבְּרוּ נָאin the earsבְּאָזְנֵיof Pharaoh,פַרְעֹהsaying,לֵאמֹר
‘My fatherאָבִיmade me swear,הִשְׁבִּיעַנִיsaying,לֵאמֹר“Look,הִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam about to die;מֵתin my tombבְּקִבְרִיthatאֲשֶׁרI dugכָּרִיתִיfor myselfלִיin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Canaan,כְּנַעַןthereשָׁמָּהyou shall bury me.”תִּקְבְּרֵנִיNow thereforeוְעַתָּהplease let me go upאֶעֱלֶה נָּאand buryוְאֶקְבְּרָהmy father,אֶת אָבִיand I will return.’”וְאָשׁוּבָה
Pharaohפַּרְעֹהsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Go upעֲלֵהand buryוּקְבֹרyour father,אֶת אָבִיךָasכַּאֲשֶׁרhe made you swear.”הִשְׁבִּיעֶךָ
So Josephוַ יוֹסֵףwent upיַּעַלto buryלִקְבֹּרhis father;אֶת אָבִיוand with himאִתּוֹwent upוַיַּעֲלוּallכָּלthe servantsעַבְדֵיof Pharaoh,פַרְעֹהthe eldersזִקְנֵיof his household,בֵיתוֹand allוְכֹלthe eldersזִקְנֵיof the landאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרָיִם
and allוְכֹלthe householdבֵּיתof Joseph,יוֹסֵףhis brothers,וְאֶחָיוand his father’sאָבִיוhousehold;וּבֵיתonlyרַקtheir little ones,טַפָּםtheir flocks,וְצֹאנָםand their herdsוּבְקָרָםthey leftעָזְבוּin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Goshen.גֹּשֶׁן
There went upוַיַּעַלwith himעִמּוֹbothגַּםchariotsרֶכֶבandגַּםhorsemen;פָּרָשִׁיםand the companyהַמַּחֲנֶהwasוַיְהִיveryמְאֹדlarge.כָּבֵד
They cameוַיָּבֹאוּtoעַדthe threshing floorגֹּרֶןof Atad,הָאָטָדwhichאֲשֶׁרis beyondבְּעֵבֶרthe Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןand they lamentedוַיִּסְפְּדוּthereשָׁםwith a greatגָּדוֹלand veryוְ מְאֹדsolemnכָבֵדlamentation;מִסְפֵּדand he observedוַיַּעַשׂa mourningאֵבֶלof sevenשִׁבְעַתdaysיָמִיםfor his father.לְאָבִיו
When the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁבof the land,הָאָרֶץthe Canaanites,הַכְּנַעֲנִיsawוַיַּרְאthe mourningאֶת הָאֵבֶלat the threshing floorבְּגֹרֶןof Atad,הָאָטָדthey said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Thisזֶהis a solemnכָּבֵדmourningאֵבֶלfor the Egyptians.”לְמִצְרָיִםThereforeעַל כֵּןits nameשְׁמָהּwas calledקָרָאAbel-mizraim,אָבֵל מִצְרַיִםwhich isאֲשֶׁרbeyondבְּעֵבֶרthe Jordan.הַיַּרְדֵּן
His sonsבָנָיוdidוַיַּעֲשׂוּfor himלוֹjustכֵּןasכַּאֲשֶׁרhe had commanded them;צִוָּם
his sonsבָנָיוcarriedוַיִּשְׂאוּhimאֹתוֹto the landאַרְצָהof Canaanכְּנַעַןand buriedוַיִּקְבְּרוּhimאֹתוֹin the caveבִּמְעָרַתof the fieldשְׂדֵהof Machpelah,הַמַּכְפֵּלָהthe fieldאֶת הַשָּׂדֶהthatאֲשֶׁרAbrahamאַבְרָהָםboughtקָנָהas a possessionלַאֲחֻזַּתfor a burial placeקֶבֶרfromמֵאֵתEphronעֶפְרֹןthe Hittite,הַחִתִּיfacingעַל פְּנֵיMamre.מַמְרֵא
Josephיוֹסֵףreturnedוַיָּשָׁבto Egypt,מִצְרַיְמָהheהוּאand his brothersוְאֶחָיוand allוְכָלwho had gone upהָעֹלִיםwith himאִתּוֹto buryלִקְבֹּרhis father,אֶת אָבִיוafterאַחֲרֵיhe had buriedקָבְרוֹhis father.אֶת אָבִיו
When Joseph’sיוֹסֵףbrothersאֲחֵיsawוַיִּרְאוּthatכִּיtheir fatherאֲבִיהֶםwas dead,מֵתthey said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“What ifלוּJosephיוֹסֵףbears a grudge against usיִשְׂטְמֵנוּand pays us back in fullוְהָשֵׁב יָשִׁיב לָנוּfor allאֵת כָּלthe evilהָרָעָהthatאֲשֶׁרwe didגָּמַלְנוּto him?”אֹתוֹ
So they sent wordוַיְצַוּוּto Joseph,אֶל יוֹסֵףsaying,לֵאמֹר“Your fatherאָבִיךָgave ordersצִוָּהbeforeלִפְנֵיhis death,מוֹתוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר
‘Thusכֹּהyou shall sayתֹאמְרוּto Joseph:לְיוֹסֵף“I beg you,אָנָּאplease forgiveשָׂא נָאthe transgressionפֶּשַׁעof your brothersאַחֶיךָand their sin,וְחַטָּאתָםforכִּיthey did evilרָעָהto you.”’גְמָלוּךָAnd now,וְעַתָּהplease forgiveשָׂא נָאthe transgressionלְפֶשַׁעof the servantsעַבְדֵיof the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof your father.”אָבִיךָAnd Josephוַ יוֹסֵףweptיֵּבְךְּwhen they spokeבְּדַבְּרָםto him.אֵלָיו
His brothersאֶחָיוalsoגַּםwentוַיֵּלְכוּand fell downוַיִּפְּלוּbefore himלְפָנָיוand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Here we areהִנֶּנּוּas yourלְךָslaves.”לַעֲבָדִים
Josephיוֹסֵףsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Do notאַלbe afraid,תִּירָאוּforכִּיam Iהֲ אָנִיin the placeתַחַתof Elohim?אֱלֹהִים
As for you,וְאַתֶּםyou plannedחֲשַׁבְתֶּםevilרָעָהagainst me;עָלַיElohimאֱלֹהִיםplanned itחֲשָׁבָהּfor good,לְטֹבָהin orderלְמַעַןto bring aboutעֲשֹׂהwhat is happening today:כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּהkeeping aliveלְהַחֲיֹתmanyרָבpeople.עַם
So now,וְעַתָּהdo notאַלbe afraid;תִּירָאוּIאָנֹכִיwill provide forאֲכַלְכֵּלyouאֶתְכֶםand your little ones.”וְאֶת טַפְּכֶםThus he comfortedוַיְנַחֵםthemאוֹתָםand spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto their heart.עַל לִבָּם
Josephיוֹסֵףlivedוַיֵּשֶׁבin Egypt,בְּמִצְרַיִםheהוּאand his father’sאָבִיוhousehold;וּבֵיתand Josephוַ יוֹסֵףlivedיְחִיa hundredמֵאָהand tenוָעֶשֶׂרyears.שָׁנִים
JosephיוֹסֵףsawוַיַּרְאEphraim’sלְאֶפְרַיִםchildrenבְּנֵיof the third generation;שִׁלֵּשִׁיםalsoגַּםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Machirמָכִירsonבֶּןof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהwere bornיֻלְּדוּonעַלJoseph’sיוֹסֵףknees.בִּרְכֵּי
Josephיוֹסֵףsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto his brothers,אֶל אֶחָיו“Iאָנֹכִיam about to die,מֵתbut Elohimוֵאלֹהִיםwill surely attend toפָּקֹד יִפְקֹדyouאֶתְכֶםand bringוְהֶעֱלָהyouאֶתְכֶםupהֶעֱלָהfromמִןthisהַזֹּאתlandהָאָרֶץto the landאֶל הָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרhe sworeנִשְׁבַּעto Abraham,לְאַבְרָהָםto Isaac,לְיִצְחָקand to Jacob.”וּלְיַעֲקֹב
Josephיוֹסֵףmadeוַthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלswear,יַּשְׁבַּעsaying,לֵאמֹר“Elohimאֱלֹהִיםwill surely attend toפָּקֹד יִפְקֹדyou,אֶתְכֶםand you shall carry upוְהַעֲלִתֶםmy bonesאֶת עַצְמֹתַיfrom here.”מִזֶּה
Josephיוֹסֵףdiedוַיָּמָתa hundredבֶּן מֵאָהand tenוָעֶשֶׂרyears old;שָׁנִיםthey embalmedוַיַּחַנְטוּhimאֹתוֹand he was placedוַיִּישֶׂםin a coffinבָּאָרוֹןin Egypt.בְּמִצְרָיִם