1vay·hi a·cha·rei had·de·va·rim ha·'el·leh, vai·yo·mer le·yo·v·sef, hin·neh a·vi·cha cho·leh; vai·yik·kach et-she·nei va·nav im·mov, et-me·na·sheh ve·'et-ef·ra·yim. 2vai·yag·ged le·ya·'a·kov, vai·yo·mer hin·neh bin·cha yo·v·sef ba e·lei·cha; vai·yit·chaz·zek yis·ra·'el, vai·ye·shev al-ham·mit·tah. 3vai·yo·mer ya·'a·kov el-yo·v·sef, el shad·dai nir·'ah-e·lai be·luz be·'e·retz ke·na·'an; vay·va·rech o·ti. 4vai·yo·mer e·lai hin·ni maf·re·cha ve·hir·bi·ti·cha, u·ne·tat·ti·cha lik·hal am·mim; ve·na·tat·ti et-ha·'a·retz haz·zot le·zar·'a·cha a·cha·rei·cha a·chuz·zat o·v·lam. 5ve·'at·tah she·nei-va·nei·cha han·no·v·la·dim le·cha be·'e·retz mitz·ra·yim ad-bo·'i e·lei·cha mitz·ray·mah li-hem; ef·ra·yim u·me·na·sheh, kir·'u·ven ve·shim·'o·vn yih·yu-li. 6u·mo·v·lad·te·cha a·sher-ho·v·lad·ta a·cha·rei·hem le·cha yih·yu; al shem a·chei·hem yik·ka·re·'u be·na·cha·la·tam. 7va·'a·ni be·vo·'i mip·pad·dan me·tah a·lai ra·chel be·'e·retz ke·na·'an bad·de·rech, be·'o·vd kiv·rat-e·retz la·vo ef·ra·tah; va·'ek·be·re·ha sham be·de·rech ef·rat, hi·v beit la·chem.

8vai·yar· yis·ra·'el et-be·nei yo·v·sef; vai·yo·mer mi-el·leh. 9vai·yo·mer yo·v·sef el-a·viv, ba·nai hem, a·sher-na·tan-li e·lo·him ba·zeh; vai·yo·mar ka·chem-na e·lai va·'a·va·ra·chem. 10ve·'ei·nei yis·ra·'el ka·ve·du miz·zo·ken, lo yu·chal lir·'o·vt; vai·yag·gesh o·tam e·lav, vai·yi·shak la·hem vay·chab·bek la·hem. 11vai·yo·mer yis·ra·'el el-yo·v·sef, re·'oh fa·nei·cha lo fil·la·le·ti; ve·hin·neh her·'ah o·ti e·lo·him gam et-zar·'e·cha. 12vai·yo·v·tze yo·v·sef o·tam me·'im bir·kav; vai·yish·ta·chu le·'ap·pav a·re·tzah. 13vai·yik·kach yo·v·sef et-she·nei·hem et-ef·ra·yim bi·mi·nov mis·se·mol yis·ra·'el, ve·'et-me·na·sheh vis·mo·lov mi·min yis·ra·'el; vai·yag·gesh e·lav. 14vai·yish·lach yis·ra·'el et-ye·mi·nov vai·ya·shet al-rosh ef·ra·yim ve·hu ha·tza·'ir, ve·'et-se·mo·lov al-rosh me·na·sheh; sik·kel et-ya·dav, ki me·na·sheh hab·be·cho·vr.

15vay·va·rech et-yo·v·sef vai·yo·mar; ha·'e·lo·him a·sher hit·hal·le·chu a·vo·tai le·fa·nav av·ra·ham ve·yitz·chak, ha·'e·lo·him ha·ro·'eh o·ti, me·'o·v·di ad-hai·yo·vm haz·zeh.

16ham·mal·'ach hag·go·'el o·ti mik·kol-ra ye·va·rech et-han·ne·'a·rim ve·yik·ka·re va·hem she·mi, ve·shem a·vo·tai av·ra·ham ve·yitz·chak; ve·yid·gu la·rov be·ke·rev ha·'a·retz.

17vai·yar· yo·v·sef ki-ya·shit a·viv yad-ye·mi·nov al-rosh ef·ra·yim vai·ye·ra be·'ei·nav; vai·yit·moch yad-a·viv le·ha·sir o·tah me·'al rosh-ef·ra·yim al-rosh me·na·sheh. 18vai·yo·mer yo·v·sef el-a·viv lo-chen a·vi; ki-zeh hab·be·chor, sim ye·mi·ne·cha al-ro·shov. 19vay·ma·'en a·viv vai·yo·mer ya·da'·ti ve·ni ya·da'·ti, gam-hu yih·yeh-le·'am ve·gam-hu yig·dal; ve·'u·lam a·chiv hak·ka·ton yig·dal mim·men·nu, ve·zar·'ov yih·yeh me·lo-hag·go·v·yim.

20vay·va·ra·chem bai·yo·vm ha·hu le·mo·vr be·cha ye·va·rech yis·ra·'el le·mor, ye·sim·cha e·lo·him, ke·'ef·ra·yim ve·chim·na·sheh; vai·ya·sem et-ef·ra·yim lif·nei me·na·sheh.

21vai·yo·mer yis·ra·'el el-yo·v·sef, hin·neh a·no·chi met; ve·ha·yah e·lo·him im·ma·chem, ve·he·shiv et·chem, el-e·retz a·vo·tei·chem. 22va·'a·ni na·tat·ti le·cha she·chem a·chad al-a·chei·cha; a·sher la·kach·ti mi·yad ha·'e·mo·ri, be·char·bi u·ve·kash·ti. f