--- title: Genesis 46 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Genesis chapter 46 of the Tanakh (The Torah) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/46/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/) / chapter 46 # Genesis 46 34 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [46:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.1/) — וַיִּסַּע יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וַיָּבֹא בְּאֵרָה שָּׁבַעבְּאֵרָה שָּׁבַע בְּאֵרָה שָּׁבַע וַיִּזְבַּח זְבָחִים לֵאלֹהֵי אָבִיו יִצְחָֽק׃ — And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. - [46:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.2/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים ׀ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמַרְאֹת הַלַּיְלָה וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב ׀ יַעֲקֹב וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃ — And God spoke unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said: 'Jacob, Jacob.' And he said: 'Here am I.' - [46:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.3/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אָנֹכִי הָאֵל אֱלֹהֵי אָבִיךָ אַל־תִּירָא מֵרְדָה מִצְרַיְמָה כִּֽי־לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל אֲשִֽׂימְךָ שָֽׁם׃ — And He said: 'I am God, the God of thy father; fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation. - [46:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.4/) — אָנֹכִי אֵרֵד עִמְּךָ מִצְרַיְמָה וְאָנֹכִי אַֽעַלְךָ גַם־עָלֹה וְיוֹסֵף יָשִׁית יָדוֹ עַל־עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ — I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again; and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.' - [46:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.5/) — וַיָּקָם יַעֲקֹב מִבְּאֵר שָׁבַע בְּאֵר שָׁבַע וַיִּשְׂאוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־יַעֲקֹב אֲבִיהֶם וְאֶת־טַפָּם וְאֶת־נְשֵׁיהֶם בָּעֲגָלוֹת אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח פַּרְעֹה לָשֵׂאת אֹתֽוֹ׃ — And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. - [46:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.6/) — וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־מִקְנֵיהֶם וְאֶת־רְכוּשָׁם אֲשֶׁר רָֽכְשׁוּ בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ מִצְרָיְמָה יַעֲקֹב וְכָל־זַרְעוֹ אִתּֽוֹ׃ — And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him; - [46:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.7/) — בָּנָיו וּבְנֵי בָנָיו אִתּוֹ בְּנֹתָיו וּבְנוֹת בָּנָיו וְכָל־זַרְעוֹ הֵבִיא אִתּוֹ מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ס — his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. - [46:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.8/) — וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל הַבָּאִים מִצְרַיְמָה יַעֲקֹב וּבָנָיו בְּכֹר יַעֲקֹב רְאוּבֵֽן׃ — And these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's first-born. - [46:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.9/) — וּבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן חֲנוֹךְ וּפַלּוּא וְחֶצְרוֹן וְכַרְמִֽי׃ — And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. - [46:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.10/) — וּבְנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן יְמוּאֵל וְיָמִין וְאֹהַד וְיָכִין וְצֹחַר וְשָׁאוּל בֶּן־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽית׃ — And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. - [46:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.11/) — וּבְנֵי לֵוִי גֵּרְשׁוֹן קְהָת וּמְרָרִֽי׃ — And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. - [46:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.12/) — וּבְנֵי יְהוּדָה עֵר וְאוֹנָן וְשֵׁלָה וָפֶרֶץ וָזָרַח וַיָּמָת עֵר וְאוֹנָן בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי־פֶרֶץ חֶצְרוֹן וְחָמֽוּל׃ — And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. - [46:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.13/) — וּבְנֵי יִשָׂשכָר תּוֹלָע וּפֻוָּה וְיוֹב וְשִׁמְרֽוֹן׃ — And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puvah, and Iob, and Shimron. - [46:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.14/) — וּבְנֵי זְבוּלֻן סֶרֶד וְאֵלוֹן וְיַחְלְאֵֽל׃ — And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. - [46:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.15/) — אֵלֶּה ׀ בְּנֵי לֵאָה אֲשֶׁר יָֽלְדָה לְיַעֲקֹב בְּפַדַּנ אֲרָם פַדַּנ אֲרָם וְאֵת דִּינָה בִתּוֹ כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ בָּנָיו וּבְנוֹתָיו שְׁלֹשִׁים וְשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃ — These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore unto Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. - [46:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.16/) — וּבְנֵי גָד צִפְיוֹן וְחַגִּי שׁוּנִי וְאֶצְבֹּן עֵרִי וַֽאֲרוֹדִי וְאַרְאֵלִֽי׃ — And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. - [46:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.17/) — וּבְנֵי אָשֵׁר יִמְנָה וְיִשְׁוָה וְיִשְׁוִי וּבְרִיעָה וְשֶׂרַח אֲחֹתָם וּבְנֵי בְרִיעָה חֶבֶר וּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל׃ — And the sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel. - [46:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.18/) — אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי זִלְפָּה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן לָבָן לְלֵאָה בִתּוֹ וַתֵּלֶד אֶת־אֵלֶּה לְיַעֲקֹב שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה נָֽפֶשׁ׃ — These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bore unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. - [46:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.19/) — בְּנֵי רָחֵל אֵשֶׁת יַֽעֲקֹב יוֹסֵף וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ — The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin. - [46:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.20/) — וַיִּוָּלֵד לְיוֹסֵף בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר יָֽלְדָה־לּוֹ אָֽסְנַת בַּת־פּוֹטִי פֶרַע פּוֹטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אֹן אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶת־אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ — And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On bore unto him. - [46:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.21/) — וּבְנֵי בִנְיָמִן בֶּלַע וָבֶכֶר וְאַשְׁבֵּל גֵּרָא וְנַעֲמָן אֵחִי וָרֹאשׁ מֻפִּים וְחֻפִּים וָאָֽרְדְּ׃ — And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. - [46:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.22/) — אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי רָחֵל אֲשֶׁר יֻלַּד לְיַעֲקֹב כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ אַרְבָּעָה עָשָֽׂר׃ — These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; all the souls were fourteen. - [46:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.23/) — וּבְנֵי־דָן חֻשִֽׁים׃ — And the sons of Dan: Hushim. - [46:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.24/) — וּבְנֵי נַפְתָּלִי יַחְצְאֵל וְגוּנִי וְיֵצֶר וְשִׁלֵּֽם׃ — And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. - [46:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.25/) — אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי בִלְהָה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן לָבָן לְרָחֵל בִּתּוֹ וַתֵּלֶד אֶת־אֵלֶּה לְיַעֲקֹב כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ שִׁבְעָֽה׃ — These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bore unto Jacob; all the souls were seven. - [46:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.26/) — כָּל־הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַבָּאָה לְיַעֲקֹב מִצְרַיְמָה יֹצְאֵי יְרֵכוֹ מִלְּבַד נְשֵׁי בְנֵי־יַעֲקֹב כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ שִׁשִּׁים וָשֵֽׁשׁ׃ — All the souls belonging to Jacob that came into Egypt, that came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six. - [46:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.27/) — וּבְנֵי יוֹסֵף אֲשֶׁר־יֻלַּד־לוֹ בְמִצְרַיִם נֶפֶשׁ שְׁנָיִם כָּל־הַנֶּפֶשׁ לְבֵֽית־יַעֲקֹב הַבָּאָה מִצְרַיְמָה שִׁבְעִֽים׃פ — And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls; all the souls of the house of Jacob, that came into Egypt, were threescore and ten. - [46:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.28/) — וְאֶת־יְהוּדָה שָׁלַח לְפָנָיו אֶל־יוֹסֵף לְהוֹרֹת לְפָנָיו גֹּשְׁנָה וַיָּבֹאוּ אַרְצָה גֹּֽשֶׁן׃ — And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. - [46:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.29/) — וַיֶּאְסֹר יוֹסֵף מֶרְכַּבְתּוֹ וַיַּעַל לִקְרַֽאת־יִשְׂרָאֵל אָבִיו גֹּשְׁנָה וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו וַיִּפֹּל עַל־צַוָּארָיו וַיֵּבְךְּ עַל־צַוָּארָיו עֽוֹד׃ — And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. - [46:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.30/) — וַיֹּאמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יוֹסֵף אָמוּתָה הַפָּעַם אַחֲרֵי רְאוֹתִי אֶת־פָּנֶיךָ כִּי עוֹדְךָ חָֽי׃ — And Israel said unto Joseph: 'Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, that thou art yet alive.' - [46:31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.31/) — וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָיו וְאֶל־בֵּית אָבִיו אֶעֱלֶה וְאַגִּידָה לְפַרְעֹה וְאֹֽמְרָה אֵלָיו אַחַי וּבֵית־אָבִי אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־כְּנַעַן בָּאוּ אֵלָֽי׃ — And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house: 'I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say unto him: My brethren, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; - [46:32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.32/) — וְהָאֲנָשִׁים רֹעֵי צֹאן כִּֽי־אַנְשֵׁי מִקְנֶה הָיוּ וְצֹאנָם וּבְקָרָם וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם הֵבִֽיאוּ׃ — and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. - [46:33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.33/) — וְהָיָה כִּֽי־יִקְרָא לָכֶם פַּרְעֹה וְאָמַר מַה־מַּעֲשֵׂיכֶֽם׃ — And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say: What is your occupation? - [46:34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.46.34/) — וַאֲמַרְתֶּם אַנְשֵׁי מִקְנֶה הָיוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ מִנְּעוּרֵינוּ וְעַד־עַתָּה גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ גַּם־אֲבֹתֵינוּ בַּעֲבוּר תֵּשְׁבוּ בְּאֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן כִּֽי־תוֹעֲבַת מִצְרַיִם כָּל־רֹעֵה צֹֽאן׃ — that ye shall say: Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers; that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.' - ← previous: [Genesis 45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/45/) - next →: [Genesis 47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/47/) - ↑ back to [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/)