VaYigash (וַיִּגַּשׁ)
Genesis 44:18 – 47:27
Maftir
47:25
‘You have saved our lives,’ they responded. ‘Just let us find favor in your eyes, and we will be Pharaoh’s serfs.’
‘You have saved our lives,’ they responded. ‘Just let us find favor in your eyes, and we will be Pharaoh’s serfs.’
Vayomeru hecheyitanu nimtsa-chen be’eyney adoni vehayinu avadim le-Far’oh.
וַיֹּאמְרוּ, הֶחֱיִתָנוּ; נִמְצָא-חֵן בְּעֵינֵי אֲדֹנִי, וְהָיִינוּ עֲבָדִים לְפַרְעֹה.
47:26
Joseph set down a decree (that is in force until today) that one-fifth of [whatever grows on] the farm land of Egypt belonged to Pharaoh. Only the priestly lands did not belong to Pharaoh.
Joseph set down a decree (that is in force until today) that one-fifth of [whatever grows on] the farm land of Egypt belonged to Pharaoh. Only the priestly lands did not belong to Pharaoh.
Vayasem otah Yosef lechok ad-hayom hazeh al-admat Mitsrayim le-Far’oh lachomesh rak admat hakohanim levadam lo hayetah le-Far’oh.
וַיָּשֶׂם אֹתָהּ יוֹסֵף לְחֹק עַד-הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה עַל-אַדְמַת מִצְרַיִם, לְפַרְעֹה–לַחֹמֶשׁ: רַק אַדְמַת הַכֹּהֲנִים, לְבַדָּם–לֹא הָיְתָה, לְפַרְעֹה.
47:27
Meanwhile, [the fledgling nation of] Israel lived in Egypt, in the Goshen district. They acquired property there, and were fertile, with their population increasing very rapidly.
Meanwhile, [the fledgling nation of] Israel lived in Egypt, in the Goshen district. They acquired property there, and were fertile, with their population increasing very rapidly.
Vayeshev Yisra’el be’erets Mitsrayim be’erets Goshen vaye’achazu vah vayifru vayirbu me’od.
וַיֵּשֶׁב יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם, בְּאֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן; וַיֵּאָחֲזוּ בָהּ, וַיִּפְרוּ וַיִּרְבּוּ מְאֹד.