45:16 Now it was reported 1 in the household of Pharaoh, “Joseph’s brothers have arrived.” It pleased 2 Pharaoh and his servants. 45:17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and go 3 to the land of Canaan! 45:18 Get your father and your households and come to me! Then I will give you 4 the best land in Egypt and you will eat 5 the best 6 of the land.’ 45:19 You are also commanded to say, 7 ‘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 8 about your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt will be yours.’”
1 tn Heb “and the sound was heard.”
2 tn Heb “was good in the eyes of.”
3 tn Heb “and go! Enter!”
4 tn After the imperatives in vv. 17-18a, the cohortative with vav indicates result.
5 tn After the cohortative the imperative with vav states the ultimate goal.
6 tn Heb “fat.”
7 tn The words “to say” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
8 tn Heb “let not your eye regard.”