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Genesis 43:1-14

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.

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