רעמסס ra‘m^esês — Ra‘meses “son of the sun.”

מטה mı̂ṭṭāh — “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh…

Wherefore shall we die before your eyes, both we and our
land ?
&c.] Beholding their …

With care taken for Jacob and his family—a mercy especially orchestrated by Providence through Joseph's advancement—the account now turns to how th…