1 Then Joseph {Yosef: son of Jacob} was not able to restrain himself before all those standing around him, so he called out, “Send everyone away from me!” And no man stood with him when Joseph made himself known {behitvada: self-revelation moment} to his brothers.
2 And he {Yosef: reconciled brother} raised his voice in weeping {bivkhi: intense lament}, and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
3 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” And his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified {nivhalu: overwhelmed with fear} at his presence {mipanav: directly before him}.
4 And Joseph {Yosef: Once-Sold Brother} said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” So they came near, and he said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt {Mitsrayim: place of exile}.”
5 And now, do not be distressed {teatsvu: deeply troubled} and do not be angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for it was to preserve life that God {Elohim, Sovereign Arranger} sent me before you.
6 For these two years the famine {raav: severe food shortage} has been in the midst of the land, and there are still five years {shanim: measured cycles} in which there will be no plowing and no harvesting.
7 God {Elohim, Sovereign Preserver} sent me before you to establish for you a remnant {sheerit: preserved community} on the earth and to keep alive for you a great deliverance.
8 And now, it was not you who sent me here, but God {Elohim, Wise Orchestrator}; and He has established me as a father {av: protective guide} to Pharaoh, and as lord of all his house, and as ruler over all the land of Egypt.
9 Hurry and go up to my father, and tell him, “This is what your son Joseph says: God {Elohim, Sovereign Exalter} has appointed me as lord {adon: appointed ruler} over all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.”
10 And you shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me—you, your sons, and the sons of your sons, your flock {tson: sheep and goats}, your cattle, and all that is yours {kol-asher-lakh: total possessions}.
11 And I will provide {vekhilkhalti: sustain with supplies} for you there, for still five years of famine remain, lest you, your household, and all that belongs to you become destitute {tivvaresh: reduced to poverty}.
12 And behold {hineh: dramatic attention marker}, your own eyes can see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin can see, that it is I—my mouth {fi: personal speech}—speaking to you.
13 And you shall report to my father all my honor {kevodi: status and honor} in Egypt, and everything you have seen; so hurry and bring my father {avi: household head} down here.
14 And he fell {vayipol: collapsed in embrace} upon the neck of Benjamin his brother, and he wept; and Benjamin also wept upon his neck {tsavarav: gesture of closeness}.
15 And he kissed all his brothers, and wept {vayevek: intense crying} over them; and only after that did his brothers {ekhav: formerly hostile} speak with him.
16 And the report {kol: public proclamation} reached the house of Pharaoh {paroh: Egyptian king}, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” And it was pleasing in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants.
17 And Pharaoh {Paroh: Egyptian ruler} said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘This is what you must do: Load your animals {beir: pack animals} and go back to the land of Canaan.’”
18 Bring your father and your households {batteikhem: extended family units}, and come to me; I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat {chelev: richest portion} of the land.
19 And you have been commanded {tsuvveita: charged with duty} to do this: Take for yourselves wagons from the land of Egypt for your children {tapkhem: dependent family members} and for your wives, and carry your father and come.
20 And let your eyes {ayin: inner concern} not have pity on your belongings, for the best {tuv: richest quality} of all the land of Egypt is for you.
21 So the sons of Israel did so, and Joseph gave them carts according to the command {pi: authoritative spoken order} of Pharaoh, and he gave them provisions {tsedah: supplies for travel} for the journey.
22 To all of them he gave, to each man, changes of garments {khalifot: replacement outfits}, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver {kesef: precious metal currency} and five changes of garments.
23 And to his father he sent in this manner: ten donkeys carrying the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys carrying grain, bread, and provisions {mazon: journey sustenance} for his father for the journey {darekh: travel route}.
24 And he sent his brothers, and they went; and he said to them, “Do not be agitated {tirgezu: stirred up or quarrelsome} on the way {badarekh: during the journey}.”
25 And they went up from Egypt {mitsrayim: foreign imperial land} and came to the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father {av: household patriarch}.
26 And they told him, saying, “Joseph is still {od: surprisingly yet} alive, and that he is ruling over all the land of Egypt.” But his heart grew numb {vayafag: emotionally stunned}, for he did not believe them.
27 And they spoke to him all the words {divrei: reported sayings} of Joseph that he had spoken to them, and he saw the carts that Joseph had sent to carry him, and the spirit of their father Jacob revived {vatechi: came back to life}.
28 And Israel said, “That is sufficient {rav: complete contentment}! Joseph my son remains alive. Let me go, that I may see him before I die {amut: life’s end}.”