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Genesis 42:18-25

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.

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