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וּבְנֵ֥י יֹוסֵ֛ף אֲשֶׁר־יֻלַּד־לֹ֥ו בְמִצְרַ֖יִם נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׁנָ֑יִם כָּל־הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁ לְבֵֽית־יַעֲקֹ֛ב הַבָּ֥אָה מִצְרַ֖יְמָה שִׁבְעִֽים׃ And the sons of Yosef, who were born to him in Mitsrayim, were two persons. All the persons of the house of Yaʿaqov who came to Mitsrayim were seventy. … Continue reading →

כָּל־֠הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַבָּאָ֨ה לְיַעֲקֹ֤ב מִצְרַ֨יְמָה֙ יֹצְאֵ֣י יְרֵכֹ֔ו מִלְּבַ֖ד נְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵי־יַעֲקֹ֑ב כָּל־נֶ֖פֶשׁ שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וָשֵֽׁשׁ׃ All the persons who came with Yaʿaqov to Mitsrayim, who came from his loins, besides Ya’aqov’s sons’ wives, all the persons were sixty-six.   Morphology כָּל־ (kol-) – … Continue reading →

אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י בִלְהָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן לָבָ֖ן לְרָחֵ֣ל בִּתֹּ֑ו וַתֵּ֧לֶד אֶת־אֵ֛לֶּה לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב כָּל־נֶ֥פֶשׁ שִׁבְעָֽה׃ These are the sons of Bilḥa, whom Lavan gave to his daughter Raḥel, and she bore these to Yaʿaqov—seven persons in all.   Morphology אֵ֚לֶּה (eleh) – Form: … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֖י נַפְתָּלִ֑י יַחְצְאֵ֥ל וְגוּנִ֖י וְיֵ֥צֶר וְשִׁלֵּֽם׃ And the sons of Naftali: Yaḥtze’el, Guni, Yetzer, and Shillem.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֖י (u-venei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “And the sons of”; Notes: Introduces the list … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵי־דָ֖ן חֻשִֽׁים׃ And the sons of Dan: Ḥushim.   Morphology וּבְנֵי־ (u-venei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “And the sons of”; Notes: Introduces the list of Dan’s descendants. דָ֖ן (Dan) – Form: Proper … Continue reading →

אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י רָחֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֻלַּ֖ד לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב כָּל־נֶ֖פֶשׁ אַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃ These are the sons of Raḥel who were born to Yaʿaqov—fourteen persons in all.   Morphology אֵ֚לֶּה (eleh) – Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers to the previously … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֗ן בֶּ֤לַע וָבֶ֨כֶר֙ וְאַשְׁבֵּ֔ל גֵּרָ֥א וְנַעֲמָ֖ן אֵחִ֣י וָרֹ֑אשׁ מֻפִּ֥ים וְחֻפִּ֖ים וָאָֽרְדְּ׃ And the sons of Binyamin: Bela, and Bekher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naʿaman, Eḥi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Ḥuppim, and Ard.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֣י (u-venei) – Root: בן … Continue reading →

וַיִּוָּלֵ֣ד לְיֹוסֵף֮ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַיִם֒ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָֽלְדָה־לֹּו֙ אָֽסְנַ֔ת בַּת־פֹּ֥וטִי פֶ֖רַע כֹּהֵ֣ן אֹ֑ן אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וְאֶת־אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ And to Yosef in the land of Mitsrayim were born Menashshe and Efrayim, whom Asenat, daughter of Poti Fera, priest of On, bore to him.   Morphology … Continue reading →

בְּנֵ֤י רָחֵל֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת יַעֲקֹ֔ב יֹוסֵ֖ף וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ The sons of Raḥel, Yaʿaqov’s wife: Yosef and Binyamin.   Morphology בְּנֵ֤י (benei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “sons of”; Notes: Indicates possession, referring to Rachel’s sons. רָחֵל֙ (Rachel) … Continue reading →

אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י זִלְפָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן לָבָ֖ן לְלֵאָ֣ה בִתֹּ֑ו וַתֵּ֤לֶד אֶת־אֵ֨לֶּה֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב שֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה נָֽפֶשׁ׃ These are the sons of Zilpa, whom Lavan gave to his daughter Le’a, and she bore these to Yaʿaqov—sixteen persons.   Morphology אֵ֚לֶּה (eleh) – Form: Demonstrative … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֣י אָשֵׁ֗ר יִמְנָ֧ה וְיִשְׁוָ֛ה וְיִשְׁוִ֥י וּבְרִיעָ֖ה וְשֶׂ֣רַח אֲחֹתָ֑ם וּבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה חֶ֖בֶר וּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל׃ And the sons of Asher: Yimnah, Yishvah, Yishvi, and Beriʿah, and Seraḥ their sister. And the sons of Beriʿah: Ḥeber and Malkiʾel.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֣י (u-venei) – Root: … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֣י גָ֔ד צִפְיֹ֥ון וְחַגִּ֖י שׁוּנִ֣י וְאֶצְבֹּ֑ן עֵרִ֥י וַֽאֲרֹודִ֖י וְאַרְאֵלִֽי׃ And the sons of Gad: Tsifyon, Ḥaggi, Shuni, and Etsbon, ʿEri, Arodi, and Areli.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֣י (u-venei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

אֵ֣לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י לֵאָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָֽלְדָ֤ה לְיַעֲקֹב֙ בְּפַדַּ֣ן אֲרָ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת דִּינָ֣ה בִתֹּ֑ו כָּל־נֶ֧פֶשׁ בָּנָ֛יו וּבְנֹותָ֖יו שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃ These are the sons of Leʾa, whom she bore to Yaʿaqov in Paddan-Aram, along with his daughter Dina. All the persons of his sons … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֖י זְבוּלֻ֑ן סֶ֥רֶד וְאֵלֹ֖ון וְיַחְלְאֵֽל׃ And the sons of Zevulun: Sered, and Elon, and Yaḥle’el.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֖י (u-venei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “And the sons of”; Notes: Introduces the list of … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֖י יִשָּׂשכָ֑ר תֹּולָ֥ע וּפֻוָּ֖ה וְיֹ֥וב וְשִׁמְרֹֽון׃ And the sons of Yissakhar: Tola, and Puvva, and Yov, and Shimron.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֖י (u-venei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “And the sons of”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה עֵ֧ר וְאֹונָ֛ן וְשֵׁלָ֖ה וָפֶ֣רֶץ וָזָ֑רַח וַיָּ֨מָת עֵ֤ר וְאֹונָן֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־פֶ֖רֶץ חֶצְרֹ֥ון וְחָמֽוּל׃ And the sons of Yehuda: ʿEr, and Onan, and Shela, and Peretz, and Zeraḥ. But ʿEr and Onan died in the land of Kenaʿan. … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֖י לֵוִ֑י גֵּרְשֹׁ֕ון קְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃ And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Qehat, and Merari.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֖י (u-venei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “And the sons of”; Notes: Introduces the list of Levi’s … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֣י שִׁמְעֹ֗ון יְמוּאֵ֧ל וְיָמִ֛ין וְאֹ֖הַד וְיָכִ֣ין וְצֹ֑חַר וְשָׁא֖וּל בֶּן־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽית׃ And the sons of Shimʿon: Yemu’el, and Yamin, and Ohad, and Yakin, and Tzoḥar, and Sha’ul, the son of the Kenaʿanite woman.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֣י (u-venei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֖י רְאוּבֵ֑ן חֲנֹ֥וךְ וּפַלּ֖וּא וְחֶצְרֹ֥ון וְכַרְמִֽי׃ And the sons of Re’uven: Ḥanokh, and Pallu, and Ḥetzron, and Karmi.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֖י (u-venei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “And the sons of”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֨לֶּה שְׁמֹ֧ות בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל הַבָּאִ֥ים מִצְרַ֖יְמָה יַעֲקֹ֣ב וּבָנָ֑יו בְּכֹ֥ר יַעֲקֹ֖ב רְאוּבֵֽן׃ And these are the names of the sons of Yisra’el who came to Mitsrayim: Yaʿaqov and his sons. Re’uven, Yaʿaqov’s firstborn.   Morphology וְאֵ֨לֶּה (ve’eleh) – Root: אלה (eleh); Form: … Continue reading →

בָּנָ֞יו וּבְנֵ֤י בָנָיו֙ אִתֹּ֔ו בְּנֹתָ֛יו וּבְנֹ֥ות בָּנָ֖יו וְכָל־זַרְעֹ֑ו הֵבִ֥יא אִתֹּ֖ו מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ ס His sons and his grandsons with him, his daughters and his granddaughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Mitsrayim.   Morphology בָּנָ֞יו (banav) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְח֣וּ אֶת־מִקְנֵיהֶ֗ם וְאֶת־רְכוּשָׁם֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר רָֽכְשׁוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ מִצְרָ֑יְמָה יַעֲקֹ֖ב וְכָל־זַרְעֹ֥ו אִתֹּֽו׃ And they took their livestock and their possessions which they had acquired in the land of Kenaʿan, and came to Mitsrayim, Yaʿaqov and all his descendants with him. … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֥קָם יַעֲקֹ֖ב מִבְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־יַעֲקֹ֣ב אֲבִיהֶ֗ם וְאֶת־טַפָּם֙ וְאֶת־נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם בָּעֲגָלֹ֕ות אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח פַּרְעֹ֖ה לָשֵׂ֥את אֹתֹֽו׃ Then Yaʿaqov arose from Be’er Sheva; and the sons of Yisra’el carried Yaʿaqov their father, their little ones, and their wives in the wagons which … Continue reading →

אָנֹכִ֗י אֵרֵ֤ד עִמְּךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יְמָה וְאָנֹכִ֖י אַֽעַלְךָ֣ גַם־עָלֹ֑ה וְיֹוסֵ֕ף יָשִׁ֥ית יָדֹ֖ו עַל־עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ I will go down with you to Mitsrayim, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Yosef will put his hand on your eyes.   Morphology אָנֹכִ֗י … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָנֹכִ֥י הָאֵ֖ל אֱלֹהֵ֣י אָבִ֑יךָ אַל־תִּירָא֙ מֵרְדָ֣ה מִצְרַ֔יְמָה כִּֽי־לְגֹ֥וי גָּדֹ֖ול אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֥ שָֽׁם׃ And He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Mitsrayim, for I will make you into a great … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֤ים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּמַרְאֹ֣ת הַלַּ֔יְלָה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֣ב יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃ And God said to Yisra’el in the visions of the night, and He said, “Yaʿaqov, Yaʿaqov.” And he said, “Here I am.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (amar); … Continue reading →

וַיִּסַּ֤ע יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֔ו וַיָּבֹ֖א בְּאֵ֣רָה שָּׁ֑בַע וַיִּזְבַּ֣ח זְבָחִ֔ים לֵאלֹהֵ֖י אָבִ֥יו יִצְחָֽק׃ And Yisra’el journeyed with all that he had, and came to Be’er Sheva, and he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Yitsḥaq.   Morphology וַיִּסַּ֤ע (vayissa) – … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל רַ֛ב עֹוד־יֹוסֵ֥ף בְּנִ֖י חָ֑י אֵֽלְכָ֥ה וְאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ בְּטֶ֥רֶם אָמֽוּת׃ And Yisra’el said, “It is enough; Yosef my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ (vayomer) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אֵ֣ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֤י יֹוסֵף֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־הָ֣עֲגָלֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח יֹוסֵ֖ף לָשֵׂ֣את אֹתֹ֑ו וַתְּחִ֕י ר֖וּחַ יַעֲקֹ֥ב אֲבִיהֶֽם׃ And they told him all the words of Yosef, which he had spoken to them; and he saw the wagons which Yosef … Continue reading →

וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ לֹ֜ו לֵאמֹ֗ר עֹ֚וד יֹוסֵ֣ף חַ֔י וְכִֽי־ה֥וּא מֹשֵׁ֖ל בְּכָל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וַיָּ֣פָג לִבֹּ֔ו כִּ֥י לֹא־הֶאֱמִ֖ין לָהֶֽם׃ And they told him, saying, “Yosef is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Mitsrayim.” But his heart grew numb, for … Continue reading →