Genesis 45:18-20

45:18 Get your father and your households and come to me! Then I will give you ¹  the best land in Egypt and you will eat ²  the best ³  of the land.’ 45:19 You are also commanded to say, ⁴  ‘Do this: Take for yourselves wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives. Bring your father and come. 45:20 Don’t worry ⁵  about your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt will be yours.’”

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¹ tn After the imperatives in vv. 17-18a, the cohortative with vav indicates result.

² tn After the cohortative the imperative with vav states the ultimate goal.

³ tn Heb “fat.”

⁴ tn The words “to say” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “let not your eye regard.”