ta.an denotes an imperative command to put a load on animals for travel.

The sole attested use is an imperative directing a group to load animals before setting out for Canaan in Genesis 45:17.

1. Command to load animals for a journey · dominant

   In Genesis 45:17, the form is a Qal imperative addressed to masculine plural hearers within Pharaoh's instruction to Joseph's brothers. The clause directs them to load their animals and go; in Genesis 45:17 the APB renders this instruction, “load your animals and go.”

   Genesis 45:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 45:17, the APB presents the clause as “load your animals and go.” This identifies the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating an English equivalent with certainty.