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So
Joseph bought all the
land of
Egypt for
Pharaoh, for
every Egyptian sold his
field,
because the
famine was
severe upon them. Thus the
land became Pharaoh's.
h{[.r;p.l ~Iy;r.cim t;m.d;a -l'K -t,a @esw{y !,qiY;w ? q;z'x -yiK .Whed'f vyia ~Iy;r.cim .Wr.k'm -yiK ? h{[.r;p.l #,r'a'h yih.T;w b'['r'h ~,hel][
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As for the
people, he
removed them to the
cities from one
end of
Egypt's border to the
other.
~Iy;r.cim -l.Wb.g hec.qim ~yir'[,l w{t{a ryib/[,h ~'['h -t,a.w ? .Whec'q -d;[.w
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Only the
land of the
priests he did not
buy, for the
priests had an
allotment from
Pharaoh, and they
lived off the
allotment which Pharaoh gave them.
Therefore *, they did not
sell their
land.
~yin]h{K;l q{x yiK h'n'q a{l ~yin]h{K;h t;m.d;a q;r ? !;t'n r,v]a ~'QUx -t,a .Wl.k'a.w h{[.r;P teaem ? ~'t'm.d;a -t,a .Wr.k'm a{l !eK -l;[ h{[.r;P ~,h'l
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Then
Joseph said to the
people,
"Behold, I have
today bought you and your
land for
Pharaoh;
now, here is
seed for you, and you may
sow the
land.
~,k.t,a yityin'q !eh ~'['h -l,a @esw{y r,ma{Y;w ? ~,k'l -aeh h{[.r;p.l ~,k.t;m.d;a -t,a.w ~w{Y;h ? h'm'd]a'h -t,a ~,T.[;r.z.W [;r,z
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"At the
harvest you shall
give a
fifth to
Pharaoh, and
four-fifths * shall be your own for
seed of the
field and for your
food and for those of your
households and as
food for your
little ones."
h{[.r;p.l tyivyim]x ~,T;t.n.W t{a.Wb.T;B h'y'h.w ? ~,k.l.k'a.l.W h,d'F;h [;r,z.l ~,k'l h,y.hIy t{d'Y;h [;B.r;a.w ? ~,k.P;j.l l{k/a,l.w ~,kyeT'b.B r,v]a;l.w
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So they
said, "You have
saved our
lives! Let us
find favor in the
sight of my
lord, and we will be
Pharaoh's slaves."
yin{d]a yenye[.B !ex -a'c.min .Wn'tIy/x,h .Wr.ma{Y;w ? h{[.r;p.l ~yid'b][ .WnyIy'h.w
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Joseph made it a
statute concerning the
land of
Egypt valid to
this day, that
Pharaoh should have the
fifth;
only the
land of the
priests did not
become Pharaoh's.
h,Z;h ~w{Y;h -d;[ q{x.l @esw{y H't{a ~,f'Y;w ? t;m.d;a q;r v,m{x;l h{[.r;p.l ~Iy;r.cim t;m.d;a -l;[ ? h{[.r;p.l h't.y'h a{l ~'D;b.l ~yin]h{K;h
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Now
Israel lived in the
land of
Egypt, in
Goshen, and they
acquired property in it and were
fruitful and
became very numerous.
!,v{G #,r,a.B ~Iy;r.cim #,r,a.B lea'r.fIy b,veY;w ? d{a.m .WB.riY;w .Wr.piY;w H'b .Wz]x'aeY;w
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Jacob lived in the
land of
Egypt seventeen * years; so the
length of
Jacob's life was one
hundred and
forty-seven * years.
h'n'v her.f,[ [;b.v ~Iy;r.cim #,r,a.B b{q][;y yix.y;w ? ~yin'v [;b,v wy'Y;x yen.v b{q][;y -yem.y yih.y;w ? h'n'v t;a.m.W ~yi['B.r;a.w
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When the
time for
Israel to
die drew near, he
called his
son Joseph and
said to him,
"Please,
if I have
found favor in your
sight,
place now your
hand under my
thigh and
deal with me in
kindness and
faithfulness.
Please do not
bury me in
Egypt,
w{n.bil a'r.qiY;w t.Wm'l ]lea'r.fIy -yem.y .Wb.r.qiY;w ? !ex yita'c'm a'n -mia w{l r,ma{Y;w @esw{y.l ? 'tyif'[.w yiker.y t;x;T '$.d'y a'n -myif '$y,nye[.B ? ~Iy'r.cim.B yiner.B.qit a'n -l;a t,m/a,w d,s,x yid'Mi[
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but when I
lie down with my
fathers, you shall
carry me out of
Egypt and
bury me in their
burial place." And he
said, "I will
do as you have
said."
~Iy;r.ciMim yin;ta'f.n.W y;t{b]a -mi[ yiT.b;k'v.w ? h,f/[,a yik{n'a r;ma{Y;w ~'t'rUb.qiB yin;T.r;b.q.W ? '$,r'b.dik