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Genesis 43

1Andthefamineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458wassoreinthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

2AnditcameH935topass,whentheyhadeatenלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398upthegrainהַשֶּׁ֔בֶרha.She.verH7668whichtheyhadbroughtH935outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1saidH559untothem,GoH935again,buyשִׁבְרוּ־shiv.ru-H7666usalittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

3AndJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063spake untohim,sayingH559,Themanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376didsolemnlyprotest untous,sayingH559, Yeshallnotseeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,exceptyourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251bewithyou.

4Ifthou wiltsendמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַme.sha.Le.achH7971ourbrotherאָחִ֖ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251withus,wewillgoנֵרְדָ֕הne.re.DahH3381downH3381andbuyוְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥הve.nish.be.RahH7666theefoodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400:

5butifthou wiltnotsendמְשַׁלֵּ֖חַme.sha.Le.achH7971him,wewillnotgoנֵרֵ֑דne.RedH3381down;forthemanהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376saidH559untous, Yeshallnotseeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,exceptyourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251bewithyou.

6AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559, Wherefore dealt ye so illwithme,astotellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046themanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whether yehadyetH5750abrotherאָֽח׃'AchH251?

7AndtheysaidH559,Themanהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376askedH7592straitlyconcerningourselves,andconcerningourkindredוּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּu.le.mo.lad.Te.nuH4138,sayingH559,Isyourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֥ם'a.vi.KhemH1yetH5750aliveH2416?haveyeanotherbrotherאָ֔ח'AchH251?andwetoldH5046himaccordingtothetenorofthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697:couldweinanywiseknowH3045thathewouldsayH559,Bringהוֹרִ֖ידוּho.Ri.duH3381yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶֽם׃'a.chi.KhemH251downH3381?

8AndJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063saidH559untoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478hisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1,Sendשִׁלְחָ֥הshil.ChahH7971theladH5288withme,andwewillariseוְנָק֣וּמָהve.na.Ku.mahH6965andgoH7971;thatwemayliveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421,andnotdieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191,bothwe,andthou,andalsoH1571ourlittleטַפֵּֽנוּ׃ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945.

9Iwillbesuretyאֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔נּוּ'e.'er.Ve.nuH6148forhim;ofmyhandמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027shalt thourequireתְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נּוּte.vak.She.nuH1245him:ifIbringH935himnotunto thee,andsethimbeforethee,thenletmebeartheblameforever:

10forexceptwehadlingered,surelywehadnowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258returnedשַׁ֖בְנוּShav.nuH7725asecondtimeH6471.

11Andtheirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֗ם'a.vi.HemH1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untothem,Ifitbesoכֵּ֣ן׀kenH3651now,dothis:takeקְח֞וּke.ChuH3947ofthechoice fruitsofthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776inyourvesselsבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םbikh.lei.KhemH3627,andcarrydownthemanלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376apresent,alittleמְעַ֤טme.'AtH4592balmצֳרִי֙tzo.RiH6875,andalittleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֔שׁde.VashH1706, spiceryandmyrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,nuts,andalmondsוּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃u.she.ke.DimH8247;

12andtakeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947doubleמִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehH4932moneyH3701inyourhandבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027;andthemoneyH3701thatwasreturnedH7725inthemouthבְּפִ֤יbe.FiH6310ofyoursacksאַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'am.te.cho.tei.KhemH572carryagaininyourhandבְיֶדְכֶ֔םve.yed.KhemH3027; peradventureitwasanoversight:

13takeקָ֑חוּKa.chuH3947alsoyourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251,andariseוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965,goשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725againuntothemanהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376:

14andGodוְאֵ֣לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֗יsha.DaiH7706giveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414youmercybeforethemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,thathemayreleaseuntoyouyourotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251andBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144.AndifIbebereavedH7921ofmychildren,IambereavedH7921.

15AndthemenH376tookH3947thatpresent,andtheytookH3947doubleוּמִשְׁנֶה־u.mish.neh-H4932moneyכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701intheirhandבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027,andBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144;androseH6965up,andwentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andstoodH5975beforeJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

16AndwhenJosephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130sawH7200Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֒bin.ya.MinH1144withthem,hesaidH559tothestewardofhishouseH1004,Bringהָבֵ֥אha.Ve'H935themenH376intothehouseH1004,andslay,andmakeready;forthemenH376shalldinewithmeatnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.

17Andthemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376didasJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130bade;andthemanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376broughtH935themenH376toJoseph’sיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004.

18AndthemenH376wereafraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,becausetheywerebroughtH935toJoseph’sיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;andtheysaidH559,BecauseofthemoneyH3701thatwasreturnedהַשָּׁ֤בha.ShavH7725inoursacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572atthefirstH8462timearewebroughtH935in;thathemayseekoccasionagainstus,andfallH5307uponus,andtakeוְלָקַ֧חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947usforbondmen,andourasses.

19AndtheycameneartothestewardofJoseph’shouseH1004,andtheyspake untohimatthedoorH6607ofthehouseH1004,

20andsaidH559, Oh,mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, wecameיָרֹ֥דya.RodH3381indeeddownיָרַ֛דְנוּya.Rad.nuH3381atthefirstH8462timetobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400:

21anditcameH935topass,whenwecameH935tothelodging-place,thatweopenedוַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙va.nif.te.ChahH6605oursacksאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572,and,behold,everyman’sאִישׁ֙'ishH376moneyH3701wasH1961inthemouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310ofhissackאַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹ'am.tach.ToH572,ourmoneyH3701infullweightבְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹbe.mish.ka.LoH4948:andwehavebroughtH935itagaininourhandבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

22Andotherאַחֵ֛ר'a.CherH312moneyH3701havewebroughtH3381downהוֹרַ֥דְנוּho.Rad.nuH3381inourhandבְיָדֵ֖נוּve.ya.De.nuH3027tobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400: weknowיָדַ֔עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045notwhoputשָׂ֥םsamH7760ourmoneyH3701inoursacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572.

23AndhesaidH559,Peaceשָׁל֨וֹםsha.LomH7965betoyou,fearתִּירָ֗אוּti.Ra.'uH3372not:yourGodאֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,andtheGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.lo.HeiH430ofyourfatherאֲבִיכֶם֙'a.vi.KhemH1, hathgivenH5414youtreasureinyoursacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.'am.te.Cho.tei.KhemH572:IhadyourmoneyH3701.AndhebroughtH935Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095outuntothem.

24Andthemanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376broughtH935themenH376intoJoseph’shouseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004,andgaveH5414themwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325,andtheywashedוַיִּרְחֲצ֣וּvai.yir.cha.TzuH7364theirfeetH7272;andhegaveH5414theirasses provender.

25AndtheymadereadythepresentagainstJoseph’scomingH935atnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672:fortheyheardH8085thattheyshouldeatיֹ֥אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398breadH3899there.

26AndwhenH834Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130cameH935home,theybroughtH935himthepresentwhichwasintheirhandבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027intothehouseH1004,andbowedH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselvestohimtotheearthH776.

27Andheaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592themoftheirwelfareH7965,andsaidH559,Isyourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֥ם'a.vi.KhemH1well,theoldהַזָּקֵ֖ןha.za.KenH2205manH2205ofwhomye spake?IsheyetH5750aliveחָֽי׃ChaiH2416?

28AndtheysaidH559, Thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֥le.'av.de.KhaH5650ourfatherלְאָבִ֖ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1iswell,heisyetH5750aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416.Andtheybowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.yish.ta.chuH7812thehead,andmade obeisance.

29Andheliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,andsawH7200Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֣יןbin.ya.MinH1144hisbrotherאָחִיו֮'a.ChivH251,hismother’sאִמּוֹ֒'i.MoH517sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,andsaidH559,Isthisyouryoungestהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251,ofwhomye spake untome?AndhesaidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430begracious unto thee,mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121.

30AndJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130madeH4116hasteH4116;forhisheart yearnedoverhisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251:andhesoughtH1245wheretoweepלִבְכּ֑וֹתliv.KotH1058;andheenteredintohischamberH2315,andweptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058there.

31Andhewashedוַיִּרְחַ֥ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,andcameH3318out;andherefrainedhimself,andsaidH559,Setשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760onbreadH3899.

32Andtheysetוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760onforhimbyhimself,andforthembythemselves,andfortheEgyptiansH4713,thatdideatהָאֹכְלִ֤יםha.'o.khe.LimH398withhim,bythemselves:becausetheEgyptiansH4713mightnoteatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398breadH3899withtheHebrewsהָֽעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680;forthatisanabominationתוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441untotheEgyptiansH4713.

33AndtheysatH3427beforehim,thefirst-bornaccordingtohisbirthrightכִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹkiv.Kho.ra.ToH1062,andtheyoungestוְהַצָּעִ֖ירve.ha.tza.'IrH6810accordingtohisyouth:andthemenH376marvelledoneH376withanother.

34AndhetookH5375andsentmesses untothemfrombeforehim:butBenjamin’smesswasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568timessomuchH7235asanyoftheirs.AndtheydrankH8354,andweremerrywithhim.

Commentaries on Genesis 43

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