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Genesis 43:25-32

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.

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