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Genesis 42

1NowJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sawH7200thattherewasgrainשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidH559untohissonsלְבָנָ֔יוle.va.NavH1121,Whyלָ֖מָּהLa.mahH4100doyelookH7200oneuponanother?

2AndhesaidH559,Behold,IhaveheardH8085thatthereisgrainשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: getyoudownרְדוּ־re.du-H3381thither,andbuyוְשִׁבְרוּ־ve.shiv.ru-H7666forusfromthence;thatwemayliveוְנִחְיֶ֖הve.nich.YehH2421,andnotdieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

3AndJoseph’stenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235brethrenwentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381tobuyלִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.BorH7666grainבָּ֖רbarH1250fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

4ButBenjaminבִּנְיָמִין֙bin.ya.MinH1144,Joseph’sbrotherH251,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290sentH7971notwithhisbrethren;forhesaidH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435peradventureharmאָסֽוֹן׃'a.SonH611befallhim.

5Andthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935tobuyלִשְׁבֹּ֖רlish.BorH7666amongthosethatcameH935:forthefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458wasH1961inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

6AndJosephH3130wasthegovernoroverthelandH776;heitwasthatsoldH7666toallthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandH776.AndJoseph’sbrethrencameH935,andbowedH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselvestohimwiththeirfacesאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639totheearthH776.

7AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130sawH7200hisbrethren,andheknewthem,butmadehimselfstrange untothem,andspake roughlywiththem;andhesaidH559untothem, Whencecomeבָּאתֶ֔םba.TemH935ye?AndtheysaidH559,Fromthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667tobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

8AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130knewhisbrethren,buttheyknewnothim.

9AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֣רvai.yiz.KorH2142thedreamsהַחֲלֹמ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.MotH2472whichhedreamedחָלַ֖םcha.LamH2492ofthem,andsaidH559untothem, YearespiesH7270;toseeלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776yearecomeבָּאתֶֽם׃ba.TemH935.

10AndtheysaidH559untohim, Nay,mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,buttobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400arethyservantsוַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935.

11Wearealloneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259man’sאִישׁ־'ish-H376sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121;wearetruemenH376, thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650arenospiesH7270.

12AndhesaidH559untothem, Nay,buttoseeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776yearecomeבָּאתֶ֥םba.TemH935.

13AndtheysaidH559,Wethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650aretwelvebrethren,thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;and,behold,theyoungestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996isthisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117withourfatherאָבִ֙ינוּ֙'a.Vi.nuH1,andoneוְהָאֶחָ֖דve.ha.'e.ChadH259isnot.

14AndJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130saidH559untothem,ThatisitthatIspake untoyou,sayingH559, YearespiesH7270:

15hereby yeshallbeproved:bythelifeחֵ֤יcheiH2416ofPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547yeshallnotgoתֵּצְא֣וּte.tze.'UH3318forthH3318hence,exceptyouryoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251comeH935hither.

16Sendשִׁלְח֨וּshil.ChuH7971oneאֶחָד֮'e.ChadH259ofyou,andlethimfetchyourbrotherאֲחִיכֶם֒'a.chi.KhemH251,andyeshallbeboundH631,thatyourwordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םdiv.rei.KhemH1697maybeproved,whethertherebetruthהַֽאֱמֶ֖תha.'e.MetH571inyou:orelsebythelifeחֵ֣יcheiH2416ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547surelyyearespiesH7270.

17Andheputthemalltogetherintowardthreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

18AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidH559untothemthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Thisdo,andliveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421;forIfearH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:

19ifyebetruemen,letoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259ofyourbrethrenbeboundH631inyourprison-house;butgoH935ye,carrygrainשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668forthefamineofyourhousesH1004:

20andbringתָּבִ֣יאוּta.Vi.'uH935youryoungestהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֤ם'a.chi.KhemH251untome;soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651shallyourwordsדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םdiv.rei.KhemH1697beverified,andyeshallnotdieתָמ֑וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191.AndtheydidsoH3651.

21AndtheysaidH559oneH376toanother,Weareverilyguiltyאֲשֵׁמִ֣ים׀'a.she.MimH818concerningourbrotherH251,inthatwesawH7200thedistressצָרַ֥תtza.RatH6869ofhissoulH5315,whenH834hebesoughtus,andwewouldnothearH8085;thereforeH3651isthisdistressהַצָּרָ֖הha.tza.RahH6869comeבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935uponus.

22AndReubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205answeredthem,sayingH559, SpakeInotuntoyou,sayingH559,Donotsinתֶּחֶטְא֥וּte.chet.'UH2398againstthechildH3206;andyewouldnothearH8085?thereforealsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,behold,hisbloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818isrequiredH1875.

23AndtheyknewH3045notthatJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130understoodthem;fortherewasaninterpreterbetweenthem.

24AndheturnedH7725himselfaboutfromthem,andweptוַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058;andhereturnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725tothem,andspaketothem,andtookH3947Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095fromamongthem,andboundH631himbeforetheireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

25ThenJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680tofillוַיְמַלְא֣וּvay.mal.'UH4390theirvesselsכְּלֵיהֶם֮ke.lei.HemH3627withgrainבָּר֒barH1250,andtorestoreH7725everyman’sH376moneyH3701intohissackשַׂקּ֔וֹsa.KoH8242,andtogiveוְלָתֵ֥תve.la.TetH5414themprovisionforthewayH1870:andthusכֵּֽן׃KenH3651wasitdoneuntothem.

26Andtheyladedtheirasseswiththeirgrainשִׁבְרָ֖םshiv.RamH7668,anddeparted thence.

27Andasoneהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259ofthemopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605hissackאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414hisass provenderinthelodging-place,heespiedhismoneyH3701;and,behold,itwasinthemouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310ofhissackH572.

28AndhesaidH559untohisbrethren,MymoneyH3701isrestoredH7725;and,lo,itiseveninmysackבְאַמְתַּחְתִּ֑יve.'am.tach.TiH572:andtheirheartלִבָּ֗םli.BamH3820failedthem,andtheyturnedH7725tremblingH2729oneH376toanother,sayingH559,WhatisthisthatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathdoneuntous?

29AndtheycameH935untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1untothelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,andtoldH5046himallthathadbefallenthem,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

30Themanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376,thelordאֲדֹנֵ֥י'a.do.NeiH113ofthelandH776, spake roughlywithus,andtookusforspiesכִּֽמְרַגְּלִ֖יםkim.ra.ge.LimH7270ofthecountry.

31AndwesaidH559untohim,Wearetruemen;wearenospiesH7270:

32wearetwelvebrethren,sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofourfatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1;oneהָאֶחָ֣דha.'e.ChadH259isnot,andtheyoungestוְהַקָּטֹ֥ןve.ha.ka.TonH6996isthisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117withourfatherאָבִ֖ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

33Andthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376,thelordאֲדֹנֵ֣י'a.do.NeiH113ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saidH559untous, HerebyshallIknowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045thatyearetruemenH376:leaveoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259ofyourbrethrenwithme,andtakeקְח֥וּke.ChuH3947grainforthefamineofyourhousesH1004,andgoyourway;

34andbringוְ֠הָבִיאוּVe.ha.vi.'uH935youryoungestהַקָּטֹן֮ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251untome:thenshallIknowוְאֵֽדְעָ֗הve.'e.de.'AhH3045thatyearenospiesH7270,butthatyearetruemen:soH3651willIdeliveryouyourbrotherאֲחִיכֶם֙'a.chi.KhemH251,andyeshalltrafficinthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

35Anditcametopassastheyemptiedtheirsacksשַׂקֵּיהֶ֔םsa.kei.HemH8242,that,behold,everyman’sאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376bundleofmoneyH3701wasH1961inhissackבְּשַׂקּ֑וֹbe.sa.KoH8242:andwhentheyandtheirfatherוַאֲבִיהֶ֖םva.'a.vi.HemH1sawH7200theirbundlesofmoneyH3701,theywereH1961afraidוַיִּירָֽאוּ׃vai.yi.Ra.'uH3372.

36AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1saidH559untothem,MehaveyebereavedH7921ofmychildren:Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130isnot,andSimeonוְשִׁמְע֣וֹןve.shim.'onH8095isnot,andyewilltakeתִּקָּ֔חוּti.Ka.chuH3947Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֣ןbin.ya.MinH1144awayH3947:allthesethingsareagainstme.

37AndReubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205spake untohisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1,sayingH559,Slaymytwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121,ifIbringאֲבִיאֶ֖נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935himnottothee:deliverhimintomyhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027,andIwillbringH935himtotheeagain.

38AndhesaidH559,Mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121shallnotgoיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381downwithyou;forhisbrotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251isdeadH4191,andheonlyלְבַדּ֣וֹle.va.DoH905isleftH7604:ifharmאָסוֹן֙'a.sOnH611befallhimbythewayH1870inwhichyegoוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םve.ho.rad.TemH3381,thenwillyebringH3381downmygrayשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872hairsH7872withsorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015toSheolשְׁאֽוֹלָה׃she.'o.lahH7585.

Commentaries on Genesis 42

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