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Genesis 43:15-30

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.

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