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Genesis 42:7-20

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.

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