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مِنْFromكَنْعَانَCanaanإِلَىtoمِصْرَEgypt

From Canaan to Egypt

انْتَقَلَMovedيَعْقُوبُJacobإِلَىtoمِصْرَEgypt

Jacob moved to Egypt.

وَانْتَقَلَAnd movedمَعَهُwith himأَوْلَادُهُhis sons.

And his sons moved with him.

انْتَقَلُواThey movedإِلَىtoمِصْرَEgypt

They moved to Egypt

لِأَنَّbecauseيُوسُفَJosephبْنَthe son ofيَعْقُوبَJacobهُوَisسَيِّدُthe master ofمِصْرَEgypt

because Joseph, the son of Jacob, is the master of Egypt,

يَأْمُرُhe commandsوَيَنْهَىand forbids.

he commands and forbids.

وَكَانُواAnd they wereفِيinكَنْعَانَCanaan

And they were in Canaan

يَرْعَوْنَshepherdingالْغَنَمَthe sheep

shepherding the sheep

وَيَحْلُبُونَand milkingالشَّاةَthe goats

and milking the goats

وَيَبِيعُونَand sellingالصُّوفَthe wool.

and selling the wool.

وَعَبِيدُAnd the slaves ofيُوسُفَJosephوَخَدَمُهُand his servants

And Joseph's slaves and servants

يَأْكُلُونَeatوَيَنْعَمُونَand live in luxuryفِيinمِصْرَEgypt.

eat and live in luxury in Egypt.

فَمَاSo whatيَصْنَعُونَare they doingفِيinكَنْعَانَCanaan?

So what are they doing in Canaan?

وَلِمَاذَاAnd whyلَاnotيَذْهَبُونَdo they goإِلَىtoمِصْرَEgypt?

And why do they not go to Egypt?

أَرْسَلَSentيُوسُفُJosephإِلَىtoيَعْقُوبَJacobوَأَهْلِهِand his family

Joseph sent to Jacob and his family

وَطَلَبَهُمْand requested themمِنْfromكَنْعَانَCanaan.

and requested them from Canaan.

وَكَانَAnd wasيُوسُفُJosephلَاnotيَطِيبُpleased

And Joseph was not pleased

لَهُfor himطَعَامٌfoodوَلَاnorشَرَابٌdrink

with food or drink,

حَتَّىuntilيَرَىhe seesأَبَاهُhis fatherوَإِخْوَتَهُand his brothers.

until he sees his father and his brothers.

وَكَيْفَAnd howيَطِيبُcan be pleasedلَهُfor himطَعَامٌfoodوَشَرَابٌand drink?

And how can food and drink be pleasing to him?

وَكَيْفَAnd howيَطِيبُcan be pleasedلَهُfor himعَيْشٌlife

And how can life be pleasing to him

وَهُوَwhile he isوَحِيدٌaloneفِيinمِصْرَEgypt?

while he is alone in Egypt?

وَمَاذَاAnd whatيَصْنَعُis he to doبِالْقُصُورِwith the palaces

And what is he to do with the palaces

وَأَبُوهُwhile his fatherوَإِخْوَتُهُand his brothersفِيare inبَيْتٍa houseصَغِيرٍsmallفِيinكَنْعَانَCanaan?

while his father and brothers are in a small house in Canaan?

وَجَاءَAnd cameيَعْقُوبُJacobوَأَوْلَادُهُand his sonsإِلَىtoمِصْرَEgypt.

And Jacob and his sons came to Egypt.

فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمْSo welcomed themيُوسُفُJosephوَفَرِحَand rejoicedبِهِمْwith themفَرَحًاa joyعَظِيمًاgreat.

So Joseph welcomed them and rejoiced with them a great joy.

وَاسْتَقْبَلَتْAnd welcomedمِصْرُEgyptأُسْرَةَthe familyسَيِّدِهَاof her masterوَأُسْرَةَand the familyمَلِكِهَاof her kingالْكَرِيمِnoble

And Egypt welcomed the family of her master and the family of her noble king,

وَفَرِحَتْand rejoicedبِهَاwith themفَرَحًاa joyعَظِيمًاgreat.

and rejoiced with them a great joy.

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