- Genesis 46:28
וְאֶת־יְהוּדָה שָׁלַח לְפָנָיו אֶל־יוֹסֵף לְהוֹרֹת לְפָנָיו גֹּשְׁנָה וַיָּבֹאוּ אַרְצָה גֹּשֶׁן׃
He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph, to point the way before him to Goshen. So when they came to the region of Goshen,
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וְיָת יְהוּדָה שְׁלַח קֳדָמוֹהִי לְוָת יוֹסֵף לְפַנָּאָה קֳדָמוֹהִי לְגֹשֶׁן וַאֲתוֹ לְאַרְעָא דְּגֹשֶׁן׃
He [Yaakov] sent Yehudah ahead of him to Yoseif, so that he might direct him to [clear a place before him in] Goshen. They then came to the land of Goshen.
- Genesis 46:29
וַיֶּאְסֹר יוֹסֵף מֶרְכַּבְתּוֹ וַיַּעַל לִקְרַאת־יִשְׂרָאֵל אָבִיו גֹּשְׁנָה וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו וַיִּפֹּל עַל־צַוָּארָיו וַיֵּבְךְּ עַל־צַוָּארָיו עוֹד׃
Joseph ordered his chariot and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel; he presented himself to him and, embracing him around the neck, he wept on his neck a good while.
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וְטַקֵּיס יוֹסֵף רְתִכּוֹהִי וּסְלֵיק לְקַדָּמוּת יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲבוּהִי לְגֹשֶׁן וְאִתַּחְזֵי לֵיהּ וּנְפַל עַל צַוְרֵיהּ וּבְכָא עַל צַוְרֵיהּ עוֹד׃
Yoseif harnessed his chariot, and went up to greet his father, Yisrael in Goshen. [When] he appeared before him, he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck for a long time.
- Genesis 46:30
וַיֹּאמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יוֹסֵף אָמוּתָה הַפָּעַם אַחֲרֵי רְאוֹתִי אֶת־פָּנֶיךָ כִּי עוֹדְךָ חָי׃
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now I can die, having seen for myself that you are still alive.”
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וַאֲמַר יִשְׂרָאֵל לְיוֹסֵף אִלּוּ אֲנָא מָאִית זִמְנָא הָדָא מְנַחַם אֲנָא בָּתַר דַּחֲזֵיתִנּוּן לְאַפָּךְ אֲרֵי עַד כְּעַן קַיָּים אַתְּ׃
Yisrael said to Yoseif, Now I can [If I were to] die [now I will have been consoled]; after I have seen your face that you are alive.
- Genesis 46:31
וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָיו וְאֶל־בֵּית אָבִיו אֶעֱלֶה וְאַגִּידָה לְפַרְעֹה וְאֹמְרָה אֵלָיו אַחַי וּבֵית־אָבִי אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ־כְּנַעַן בָּאוּ אֵלָי׃
Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and tell the news to Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
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וַאֲמַר יוֹסֵף לַאֲחוֹהִי וּלְבֵית אֲבוּהִי אֶסַּק וַאֲחַוֵּי לְפַרְעֹה וְאֵימַר לֵיהּ אַחַי וּבֵית אַבָּא דִּבְאַרְעָא דִּכְנַעַן אֲתוֹ לְוָתִי׃
Yoseif said to his brothers and to his father’s household, I will go up and tell Pharaoh. I will say to him, My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
- Genesis 46:32
וְהָאֲנָשִׁים רֹעֵי צֹאן כִּי־אַנְשֵׁי מִקְנֶה הָיוּ וְצֹאנָם וּבְקָרָם וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם הֵבִיאוּ׃
They happen to be shepherds; they have always been breeders of livestock, and they have brought with them their flocks and herds and all that is theirs.’
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וְגוּבְרַיָּא רָעַן עָנָא אֲרֵי גּוּבְרֵי מָרֵי גֵּיתֵי הֲווֹ וְעָנְהוֹן וְתוֹרֵיהוֹן וְכָל דִּילְהוֹן אֵיתִיאוּ׃
The men are shepherds, for they are owners of livestock. Their sheep, their cattle, and all their possessions, they have brought [with them.]
- Genesis 46:33
וְהָיָה כִּי־יִקְרָא לָכֶם פַּרְעֹה וְאָמַר מַה־מַּעֲשֵׂיכֶם׃
So when Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’
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וִיהֵי אֲרֵי יִקְרֵי לְכוֹן פַּרְעֹה וְיֵימַר מָא עוּבָדֵיכוֹן׃
And when Pharaoh calls you, and says, What is your occupation,
- Genesis 46:34
וַאֲמַרְתֶּם אַנְשֵׁי מִקְנֶה הָיוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ מִנְּעוּרֵינוּ וְעַד־עַתָּה גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ גַּם־אֲבֹתֵינוּ בַּעֲבוּר תֵּשְׁבוּ בְּאֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן כִּי־תוֹעֲבַת מִצְרַיִם כׇּל־רֹעֵה צֹאן׃
you shall answer, ‘Your servants have been breeders of livestock from the start until now, both we and our fathers’—so that you may stay in the region of Goshen. For all shepherds are abhorrent to Egyptians.”
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וְתֵימְרוּן גּוּבְרֵי מָרֵי גֵּיתֵי הֲווֹ עַבְדָּךְ מִזְּעוּרַנָא וְעַד כְּעַן אַף אֲנַחְנָא אַף אֲבָהָתַנָא בְּדִיל דְּתִתְּבוּן בְּאַרְעָא דְּגֹשֶׁן אֲרֵי מְרַחֲקִין מִצְרָאֵי כָּל רָעֵי עָנָא׃
You should say, Your servants have been livestock owners from our youth until now, we and our fathers; so that you will be able to settle in the land of Goshen, since every shepherd is abhorrent to Egypt [the Egyptians make distant all shepherds].
- Genesis 47:1
וַיָּבֹא יוֹסֵף וַיַּגֵּד לְפַרְעֹה וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִי וְאַחַי וְצֹאנָם וּבְקָרָם וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם בָּאוּ מֵאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וְהִנָּם בְּאֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן׃
Then Joseph came and reported to Pharaoh, saying, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that is theirs, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in the region of Goshen.”
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וַאֲתָא יוֹסֵף וְחַוִּי לְפַרְעֹה וַאֲמַר אַבָּא וְאַחַי וְעָנְהוֹן וְתוֹרֵיהוֹן וְכָל דִּילְהוֹן אֲתוֹ מֵאַרְעָא דִּכְנָעַן וְהָא אִנּוּן בְּאַרְעָא דְּגֹשֶׁן׃
Yoseif came and told Pharaoh, and he said, My father, and my brothers, their sheep, their cattle, and all their possessions, have come from the land of Canaan, and they are now in the land of Goshen.
- Genesis 47:2
וּמִקְצֵה אֶחָיו לָקַח חֲמִשָּׁה אֲנָשִׁים וַיַּצִּגֵם לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹה׃
And carefully selecting a few of his brothers, he presented them to Pharaoh.
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וּמִקְצָת אֲחוֹהִי דְּבַר חַמְשָׁא גּוּבְרִין וַאֲקֵימִנּוּן קֳדָם פַּרְעֹה׃
From among his brothers, he took five men, and he presented them to Pharaoh.
- Genesis 47:3
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־אֶחָיו מַה־מַּעֲשֵׂיכֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה רֹעֵה צֹאן עֲבָדֶיךָ גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ גַּם־אֲבוֹתֵינוּ׃
Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” They answered Pharaoh, “We your servants are shepherds, as were also our fathers.
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וַאֲמַר פַּרְעֹה לַאֲחוֹהִי מָא עוּבָדֵיכוֹן וַאֲמַרוּ לְפַרְעֹה רָעַן עָנָא עַבְדָּךְ אַף אֲנַחְנָא אַף אֲבָהָתַנָא׃
Pharaoh said to his brothers, What is your occupation? They said to Pharaoh, Your servants are shepherds, we and our fathers.
- Genesis 47:4
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה לָגוּר בָּאָרֶץ בָּאנוּ כִּי־אֵין מִרְעֶה לַצֹּאן אֲשֶׁר לַעֲבָדֶיךָ כִּי־כָבֵד הָרָעָב בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וְעַתָּה יֵשְׁבוּ־נָא עֲבָדֶיךָ בְּאֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן׃
We have come,” they told Pharaoh, “to sojourn in this land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, the famine being severe in the land of Canaan. Pray, then, let your servants stay in the region of Goshen.”
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וַאֲמַרוּ לְפַרְעֹה לְאִתּוֹתָבָא בְּאַרְעָא אֲתֵינָא אֲרֵי לֵית רִעְיָא לְעָנָא דִּלְעַבְדָּךְ אֲרֵי תְּקֵיף כַּפְנָא בְּאַרְעָא דִּכְנָעַן וּכְעַן יִתְּבוּן כְּעַן עַבְדָּךְ בְּאַרְעָא דְּגֹשֶׁן׃
They said to Pharaoh, We have come to live in the land temporarily, since there is no pasture for your servant’s flocks, because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now then, please let your servants [now] settle in the land of Goshen.
- Genesis 47:5
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יוֹסֵף לֵאמֹר אָבִיךָ וְאַחֶיךָ בָּאוּ אֵלֶיךָ׃
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “As regards your father and your brothers who have come to you,
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וַאֲמַר פַּרְעֹה לְיוֹסֵף לְמֵימַר אֲבוּךְ וַאֲחָךְ אֲתוֹ לְוָתָךְ׃
Pharaoh said to Yoseif, Your father and your brothers have come to you.
- Genesis 47:6
אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לְפָנֶיךָ הִוא בְּמֵיטַב הָאָרֶץ הוֹשֵׁב אֶת־אָבִיךָ וְאֶת־אַחֶיךָ יֵשְׁבוּ בְּאֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן וְאִם־יָדַעְתָּ וְיֶשׁ־בָּם אַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל וְשַׂמְתָּם שָׂרֵי מִקְנֶה עַל־אֲשֶׁר־לִי׃
the land of Egypt is open before you: settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land; let them stay in the region of Goshen. And if you know some men of ability among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”
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אַרְעָא דְּמִצְרַיִם קֳדָמָךְ הִיא בִּדְשַׁפִּיר בְּאַרְעָא אוֹתֵיב יָת אֲבוּךְ וְיָת אֲחָךְ יִתְּבוּן בְּאַרְעָא דְּגֹשֶׁן וְאִם יְדַעְתְּ וְאִית בְּהוֹן גּוּבְרִין דְּחֵילָא וּתְמַנֵּינוּן רַבָּנֵי גֵּיתֵי עַל דִּילִי׃
The land of Egypt is before you. In the best of the land, settle your father and your brothers. Let them settle in the land of Goshen. If you know of capable men among them, appoint them livestock officers over my [herds.]
- Genesis 47:7
וַיָּבֵא יוֹסֵף אֶת־יַעֲקֹב אָבִיו וַיַּעֲמִדֵהוּ לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹה וַיְבָרֶךְ יַעֲקֹב אֶת־פַּרְעֹה׃
Joseph then brought his father Jacob and presented him to Pharaoh; and Jacob greeted Pharaoh.
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וְאַיְתִי יוֹסֵף יָת יַעֲקֹב אֲבוּהִי וַאֲקִימֵיהּ קֳדָם פַּרְעֹה וּבָרֵיךְ יַעֲקֹב יָת פַּרְעֹה׃
Yoseif [then] brought in Yaakov, his father, and presented him to Pharaoh; and Yaakov blessed Pharaoh.
- Genesis 47:8
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יַעֲקֹב כַּמָּה יְמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיֶּיךָ׃
Pharaoh asked Jacob, “How many are the years of your life?”
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וַאֲמַר פַּרְעֹה לְיַעֲקֹב כַּמָּה יוֹמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיָּיךְ׃
Pharaoh said to Yaakov, How many are the years of your life?
- Genesis 47:9
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־פַּרְעֹה יְמֵי שְׁנֵי מְגוּרַי שְׁלֹשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָה מְעַט וְרָעִים הָיוּ יְמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיַּי וְלֹא הִשִּׂיגוּ אֶת־יְמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי אֲבֹתַי בִּימֵי מְגוּרֵיהֶם׃
And Jacob answered Pharaoh, “The years of my sojourn [on earth] are one hundred and thirty. Few and hard have been the years of my life, nor do they come up to the life spans of my ancestors during their sojourns.”
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וַאֲמַר יַעֲקֹב לְפַרְעֹה יוֹמֵי שְׁנֵי תּוֹתָבוּתִי מְאָה וּתְלָתִין שְׁנִין זְעֵירִין וּבִישִׁין הֲווֹ יוֹמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיַּי וְלָא אַדְבִּיקוּ יָת יוֹמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי אֲבָהָתַי בְּיוֹמֵי תּוֹתָבוּתְהוֹן׃
Yaakov said to Pharaoh, The years of my temporary residence are one hundred and thirty years. Few and troublesome have been the days of my life. I have not attained the years of my father’s lives, in the days of their temporary residence.
- Genesis 47:10
וַיְבָרֶךְ יַעֲקֹב אֶת־פַּרְעֹה וַיֵּצֵא מִלִּפְנֵי פַרְעֹה׃
Then Jacob bade Pharaoh farewell, and left Pharaoh’s presence.
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וּבָרֵיךְ יַעֲקֹב יָת פַּרְעֹה וּנְפַק מִן קֳדָם פַּרְעֹה׃
Yaakov blessed Pharaoh, and left Pharaoh’s presence.