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Genesis 42:29-38

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.

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