Genesis:47-50

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ylt @Genesis:47:1 @And Joseph cometh , and declareth to Pharaoh , and saith , 'My father , and my brethren , and their flock , and their herd , and all they have , have come from the land of Canaan , and lo , they [are ] in the land of Goshen .' ylt @Genesis:47:2 @And out of his brethren he hath taken five men , and setteth them before Pharaoh ; ylt @Genesis:47:3 @and Pharaoh saith unto his brethren , 'What [are ] your works ?' and they say unto Pharaoh , 'Thy servants [are ] feeders of a flock , both we and our fathers ;' ylt @Genesis:47:4 @and they say unto Pharaoh , 'To sojourn in the land we have come , for there is no pasture for the flock which thy servants have , for grievous [is ] the famine in the land of Canaan ; and now , let thy servants , we pray thee , dwell in the land of Goshen .' ylt @Genesis:47:5 @And Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph , saying , 'Thy father and thy brethren have come unto thee : ylt @Genesis:47:6 @the land of Egypt is before thee ; in the best of the land cause thy father and thy brethren to dwell -- they dwell in the land of Goshen , and if thou hast known , and there are among them men of ability , then thou hast set them heads over the cattle I have .' ylt @Genesis:47:7 @And Joseph bringeth in Jacob his father , and causeth him to stand before Pharaoh ; and Jacob blesseth Pharaoh . ylt @Genesis:47:8 @And Pharaoh saith unto Jacob , 'How many [are ] the days of the years of thy life ?' ylt @Genesis:47:9 @And Jacob saith unto Pharaoh , 'The days of the years of my sojournings [are ] an hundred and thirty years ; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life , and they have not reached the days of the years of the life of my fathers , in the days of their sojournings .' ylt @Genesis:47:10 @And Jacob blesseth Pharaoh , and goeth out from before Pharaoh . ylt @Genesis:47:11 @And Joseph settleth his father and his brethren , and giveth to them a possession in the land of Egypt , in the best of the land , in the land of Rameses , as Pharaoh commanded ; ylt @Genesis:47:12 @and Joseph nourisheth his father , and his brethren , and all the house of his father [with ] bread , according to the mouth of the infants . ylt @Genesis:47:13 @And there is no bread in all the land , for the famine [is ] very grievous , and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan are feeble because of the famine ; ylt @Genesis:47:14 @and Joseph gathereth all the silver that is found in the land of Egypt , and in the land of Canaan , for the corn that they are buying , and Joseph bringeth the silver into the house of Pharaoh . ylt @Genesis:47:15 @And the silver is consumed out of the land of Egypt , and out of the land of Canaan , and all the Egyptians come in unto Joseph , saying , 'Give to us bread -- why do we die before thee , though the money hath ceased ?' ylt @Genesis:47:16 @and Joseph saith , 'Give your cattle ; and I give to you for your cattle , if the money hath ceased .' ylt @Genesis:47:17 @And they bring in their cattle unto Joseph , and Joseph giveth to them bread , for the horses , and for the cattle of the flock , and for the cattle of the herd , and for the asses ; and he tendeth them with bread , for all their cattle , during that year . ylt @Genesis:47:18 @And that year is finished , and they come in unto him on the second year , and say to him , 'We do not hide from my lord , that since the money hath been finished , and possession of the cattle [is ] unto my lord , there hath not been left before my lord save our bodies , and our ground ; ylt @Genesis:47:19 @why do we die before thine eyes , both we and our ground ? buy us and our ground for bread , and we and our ground are servants to Pharaoh ; and give seed , and we live , and die not , and the ground is not desolate .' ylt @Genesis:47:20 @And Joseph buyeth all the ground of Egypt for Pharaoh , for the Egyptians have sold each his field , for the famine hath been severe upon them , and the land becometh Pharaoh 's ; ylt @Genesis:47:21 @as to the people he hath removed them to cities from the [one ] end of the border of Egypt even unto its [other ] end . ylt @Genesis:47:22 @Only the ground of the priests he hath not bought , for the priests have a portion from Pharaoh , and they have eaten their portion which Pharaoh hath given to them , therefore they have not sold their ground . ylt @Genesis:47:23 @And Joseph saith unto the people , 'Lo , I have bought you to-day and your ground for Pharaoh ; lo , seed for you , and ye have sown the ground , ylt @Genesis:47:24 @and it hath come to pass in the increases , that ye have given a fifth to Pharaoh , and four of the parts are for yourselves , for seed of the field , and for your food , and for those who [are ] in your houses , and for food for your infants .' ylt @Genesis:47:25 @And they say , 'Thou hast revived us ; we find grace in the eyes of my lord , and have been servants to Pharaoh ;' ylt @Genesis:47:26 @and Joseph setteth it for a statute unto this day , concerning the ground of Egypt , [that ] Pharaoh hath a fifth ; only the ground of the priests alone hath not become Pharaoh 's . ylt @Genesis:47:27 @And Israel dwelleth in the land of Egypt , in the land of Goshen , and they have possession in it , and are fruitful , and multiply exceedingly ; ylt @Genesis:47:28 @and Jacob liveth in the land of Egypt seventeen years , and the days of Jacob , the years of his life , are an hundred and forty and seven years . ylt @Genesis:47:29 @And the days of Israel are near to die , and he calleth for his son , for Joseph , and saith to him , 'If , I pray thee , I have found grace in thine eyes , put , I pray thee , thy hand under my thigh , and thou hast done with me kindness and truth ; bury me not , I pray thee , in Egypt , ylt @Genesis:47:30 @and I have lain with my fathers , and thou hast borne me out of Egypt , and buried me in their burying-place .' And he saith , 'I -- I do according to thy word ;' ylt @Genesis:47:31 @and he saith , 'Swear to me ;' and he sweareth to him , and Israel boweth himself on the head of the bed . ylt @Genesis:48:1 @And it cometh to pass , after these things , that [one ] saith to Joseph , 'Lo , thy father is sick ;' and he taketh his two sons with him , Manasseh and Ephraim . ylt @Genesis:48:2 @And [one ] declareth to Jacob , and saith , 'Lo , thy son Joseph is coming unto thee ;' and Israel doth strengthen himself , and sit upon the bed . ylt @Genesis:48:3 @And Jacob saith unto Joseph , 'God Almighty hath appeared unto me , in Luz , in the land of Canaan , and blesseth me , ylt @Genesis:48:4 @and saith unto me , Lo , I am making thee fruitful , and have multiplied thee , and given thee for an assembly of peoples , and given this land to thy seed after thee , a possession age-during . ylt @Genesis:48:5 @'And now , thy two sons , who are born to thee in the land of Egypt , before my coming unto thee to Egypt , mine they [are ]; Ephraim and Manasseh , as Reuben and Simeon they are mine ; ylt @Genesis:48:6 @and thy family which thou hast begotten after them are thine ; by the name of their brethren they are called in their inheritance . ylt @Genesis:48:7 @'And I -- in my coming in from Padan -[Aram ] Rachel hath died by me in the land of Canaan , in the way , while yet a kibrath of land to enter Ephrata , and I bury her there in the way of Ephrata , which [is ] Bethlehem .' ylt @Genesis:48:8 @And Israel seeth the sons of Joseph , and saith , 'Who [are ] these ?' ylt @Genesis:48:9 @and Joseph saith unto his father , 'They [are ] my sons , whom God hath given to me in this [place ];' and he saith , 'Bring them , I pray thee , unto me , and I bless them .' ylt @Genesis:48:10 @And the eyes of Israel have been heavy from age , he is unable to see ; and he bringeth them nigh unto him , and he kisseth them , and cleaveth to them ; ylt @Genesis:48:11 @and Israel saith unto Joseph , 'To see thy face I had not thought , and lo , God hath shewed me also thy seed .' ylt @Genesis:48:12 @And Joseph bringeth them out from between his knees , and boweth himself on his face to the earth ; ylt @Genesis:48:13 @and Joseph taketh them both , Ephraim in his right hand towards Israel 's left , and Manasseh in his left towards Israel 's right , and bringeth [them ] nigh to him . ylt @Genesis:48:14 @And Israel putteth out his right hand , and placeth [it ] upon the head of Ephraim , who [is ] the younger , and his left hand upon the head of Manasseh ; he hath guided his hands wisely , for Manasseh [is ] the first-born . ylt @Genesis:48:15 @And he blesseth Joseph , and saith , 'God , before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked habitually : God who is feeding me from my being unto this day : ylt @Genesis:48:16 @the Messenger who is redeeming me from all evil doth bless the youths , and my name is called upon them , and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac ; and they increase into a multitude in the midst of the land .' ylt @Genesis:48:17 @And Joseph seeth that his father setteth his right hand on the head of Ephraim , and it is wrong in his eyes , and he supporteth the hand of his father to turn it aside from off the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh ; ylt @Genesis:48:18 @and Joseph saith unto his father , 'Not so , my father , for this [is ] the first-born ; set thy right hand on his head .' ylt @Genesis:48:19 @And his father refuseth , and saith , 'I have known , my son , I have known ; he also becometh a people , and he also is great , and yet , his young brother is greater than he , and his seed is the fulness of the nations ;' ylt @Genesis:48:20 @and he blesseth them in that day , saying , 'By thee doth Israel bless , saying , God set thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh ;' and he setteth Ephraim before Manasseh . ylt @Genesis:48:21 @And Israel saith unto Joseph , 'Lo , I am dying , and God hath been with you , and hath brought you back unto the land of your fathers ; ylt @Genesis:48:22 @and I -- I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren , which I have taken out of the hand of the Amorite by my sword and by my bow .' ylt @Genesis:49:1 @And Jacob calleth unto his sons and saith , 'Be gathered together , and I declare to you that which doth happen with you in the latter end of the days . ylt @Genesis:49:2 @'Be assembled , and hear , sons of Jacob , And hearken unto Israel your father . ylt @Genesis:49:3 @Reuben ! my first-born thou , My power , and beginning of my strength , The abundance of exaltation , And the abundance of strength ; ylt @Genesis:49:4 @Unstable as water , thou art not abundant ; For thou hast gone up thy father 's bed ; Then thou hast polluted : My couch he went up ! ylt @Genesis:49:5 @Simeon and Levi [are ] brethren ! Instruments of violence -- their espousals ! ylt @Genesis:49:6 @Into their secret , come not , O my soul ! Unto their assembly be not united , O mine honour ; For in their anger they slew a man , And in their self-will eradicated a prince . ylt @Genesis:49:7 @Cursed [is ] their anger , for [it is ] fierce , And their wrath , for [it is ] sharp ; I divide them in Jacob , And I scatter them in Israel . ylt @Genesis:49:8 @Judah ! thou -- thy brethren praise thee ! Thy hand [is ] on the neck of thine enemies , Sons of thy father bow themselves to thee . ylt @Genesis:49:9 @A lion 's whelp [is ] Judah , For prey , my son , thou hast gone up ; He hath bent , he hath crouched as a lion , And as a lioness ; who causeth him to arise ? ylt @Genesis:49:10 @The sceptre turneth not aside from Judah , And a lawgiver from between his feet , Till his Seed come ; And his [is ] the obedience of peoples . ylt @Genesis:49:11 @Binding to the vine his ass , And to the choice vine the colt of his ass , He hath washed in wine his clothing , And in the blood of grapes his covering ; ylt @Genesis:49:12 @Red [are ] eyes with wine , And white [are ] teeth with milk ! ylt @Genesis:49:13 @Zebulun at a haven of the seas doth dwell , And he [is ] for a haven of ships ; And his side [is ] unto Zidon . ylt @Genesis:49:14 @Issacher [is ] a strong ass , Crouching between the two folds ; ylt @Genesis:49:15 @And he seeth rest that [it is ] good , And the land that [it is ] pleasant , And he inclineth his shoulder to bear , And is to tribute a servant . ylt @Genesis:49:16 @Dan doth judge his people , As one of the tribes of Israel ; ylt @Genesis:49:17 @Dan is a serpent by the way , An adder by the path , Which is biting the horse 's heels , And its rider falleth backward . ylt @Genesis:49:18 @For Thy salvation I have waited , Jehovah ! ylt @Genesis:49:19 @Gad ! a troop assaulteth him , But he assaulteth last . ylt @Genesis:49:20 @Out of Asher his bread [is ] fat ; And he giveth dainties of a king . ylt @Genesis:49:21 @Naphtali [is ] a hind sent away , Who is giving beauteous young ones . ylt @Genesis:49:22 @Joseph [is ] a fruitful son ; A fruitful son by a fountain , Daughters step over the wall ; ylt @Genesis:49:23 @And embitter him -- yea , they have striven , Yea , hate him do archers ; ylt @Genesis:49:24 @And his bow abideth in strength , And strengthened are the arms of his hands By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob , Whence is a shepherd , a son of Israel . ylt @Genesis:49:25 @By the God of thy father who helpeth thee , And the Mighty One who blesseth thee , Blessings of the heavens from above , Blessings of the deep lying under , Blessings of breasts and womb ; -- ylt @Genesis:49:26 @Thy father 's blessings have been mighty Above the blessings of my progenitors , Unto the limit of the heights age-during They are for the head of Joseph , And for the crown of the one Separate [from ] his brethren . ylt @Genesis:49:27 @Benjamin ! a wolf teareth ; In the morning he eateth prey , And at evening he apportioneth spoil .' ylt @Genesis:49:28 @All these [are ] the twelve tribes of Israel , and this [is ] that which their father hath spoken unto them , and he blesseth them ; each according to his blessing he hath blessed them . ylt @Genesis:49:29 @And he commandeth them , and saith unto them , 'I am being gathered unto my people ; bury me by my fathers , at the cave which [is ] in the field of Ephron the Hittite ; ylt @Genesis:49:30 @in the cave which [is ] in the field of Machpelah , which [is ] on the front of Mamre , in the land of Canaan , which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place ; ylt @Genesis:49:31 @(there they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife ; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife ; and there I buried Leah ); ylt @Genesis:49:32 @the purchase of the field and of the cave which [is ] in it , [is ] from Sons of Heth .' ylt @Genesis:49:33 @And Jacob finisheth commanding his sons , and gathereth up his feet unto the bed , and expireth , and is gathered unto his people . ylt @Genesis:50:1 @And Joseph falleth on his father 's face , and weepeth over him , and kisseth him ; ylt @Genesis:50:2 @and Joseph commandeth his servants , the physicians , to embalm his father , and the physicians embalm Israel ; ylt @Genesis:50:3 @and they fulfil for him forty days , for so they fulfil the days of the embalmed , and the Egyptians weep for him seventy days . ylt @Genesis:50:4 @And the days of his weeping pass away , and Joseph speaketh unto the house of Pharaoh , saying , 'If , I pray you , I have found grace in your eyes , speak , I pray you , in the ears of Pharaoh , saying , ylt @Genesis:50:5 @My father caused me to swear , saying , Lo , I am dying ; in my burying-place which I have prepared for myself in the land of Canaan , there dost thou bury me ; and now , let me go up , I pray thee , and bury my father , and return ;' ylt @Genesis:50:6 @and Pharaoh saith , 'Go up and bury thy father , as he caused thee to swear .' ylt @Genesis:50:7 @And Joseph goeth up to bury his father , and go up with him do all the servants of Pharaoh , elders of his house , and all the elders of the land of Egypt , ylt @Genesis:50:8 @and all the house of Joseph , and his brethren , and the house of his father ; only their infants , and their flock , and their herd , have they left in the land of Goshen ; ylt @Genesis:50:9 @and there go up with him both chariot and horsemen , and the camp is very great . ylt @Genesis:50:10 @And they come unto the threshing-floor of Atad , which [is ] beyond the Jordan , and they lament there , a lamentation great and very grievous ; and he maketh for his father a mourning seven days , ylt @Genesis:50:11 @and the inhabitant of the land , the Canaanite , see the mourning in the threshing-floor of Atad , and say , 'A grievous mourning [is ] this to the Egyptians ;' therefore hath [one ] called its name 'The mourning of the Egyptians ,' which [is ] beyond the Jordan . ylt @Genesis:50:12 @And his sons do to him so as he commanded them , ylt @Genesis:50:13 @and his sons bear him away to the land of Canaan , and bury him in the cave of the field of Machpelah , which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a burying-place , from Ephron the Hittite , on the front of Mamre . ylt @Genesis:50:14 @And Joseph turneth back to Egypt , he and his brethren , and all who are going up with him to bury his father , after his burying his father . ylt @Genesis:50:15 @And the brethren of Joseph see that their father is dead , and say , 'Peradventure Joseph doth hate us , and doth certainly return to us all the evil which we did with him .' ylt @Genesis:50:16 @And they give a charge for Joseph , saying , 'Thy father commanded before his death , saying , ylt @Genesis:50:17 @Thus ye do say to Joseph , I pray thee , bear , I pray thee , with the transgression of thy brethren , and their sin , for they have done thee evil ; and now , bear , we pray thee , with the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father ;' and Joseph weepeth in their speaking unto him . ylt @Genesis:50:18 @And his brethren also go and fall before him , and say , 'Lo , we [are ] to thee for servants .' ylt @Genesis:50:19 @And Joseph saith unto them , 'Fear not , for [am ] I in the place of God ? ylt @Genesis:50:20 @As for you , ye devised against me evil -- God devised it for good , in order to do as [at ] this day , to keep alive a numerous people ; ylt @Genesis:50:21 @and now , fear not : I do nourish you and your infants ;' and he comforteth them , and speaketh unto their heart . ylt @Genesis:50:22 @And Joseph dwelleth in Egypt , he and the house of his father , and Joseph liveth a hundred and ten years , ylt @Genesis:50:23 @and Joseph looketh on Ephraim 's sons of the third [generation ]; sons also of Machir , son of Manasseh , have been born on the knees of Joseph . ylt @Genesis:50:24 @And Joseph saith unto his brethren , 'I am dying , and God doth certainly inspect you , and hath caused you to go up from this land , unto the land which He hath sworn to Abraham , to Isaac , and to Jacob .' ylt @Genesis:50:25 @And Joseph causeth the sons of Israel to swear , saying , 'God doth certainly inspect you , and ye have brought up my bones from this [place ].' ylt @Genesis:50:26 @And Joseph dieth , a son of an hundred and ten years , and they embalm him , and he is put into a coffin in Egypt .

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