1Andhecommandedוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680thestewardofhishouseH1004,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Fillמַלֵּ֞אma.Le'H4390themen’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376sacksH572withfoodאֹ֔כֶל'O.khelH400,asmuchastheycancarryשְׂאֵ֑תse.'EtH5375,andputוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760everyman’sH376moneyH3701inhissack’smouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310. 2Andputתָּשִׂים֙ta.SimH7760mycupגְּבִיעִ֞יge.vi.'IH1375,thesilverH3701cupגְּבִ֣יעַge.Vi.a'H1375,inthesack’smouthבְּפִי֙be.FiH6310oftheyoungestהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996,andhisgrainשִׁבְר֑וֹshiv.RoH7668moneyH3701.Andhedidaccordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697thatJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130hadspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696. 4AndwhenH834theyweregoneH3318outofthecityהָעִיר֮ha.'IrH5892,andwerenotyetfarהִרְחִיקוּ֒hir.chi.KuH7368off,Josephוְיוֹסֵ֤ףve.yo.SefH3130saidH559untohissteward,Up,followafterthemenH376;andwhenH834thou dostovertakeוְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙ve.hi.sag.TamH5381them,sayH559untothem, Whereforehaveye rewardedevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451forgoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896? 5IsnotthisthatinwhichmylordH113drinketh,andwherebyheindeedH5172divineth? yehavedoneevilהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖םha.re.'o.TemH7489insodoing. 6AndheovertookH5381them,andhespake untothemthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697. 7AndtheysaidH559untohim, Wherefore speakethmylordH113suchwordsH1697asthese?Farחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486beitfromthyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650thattheyshoulddosuchathingH1697. 8Behold,themoneyH3701,whichwefoundH4672inoursacks’mouthsבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310,webroughtH7725againunto theeoutofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667:howוְאֵ֗יךְve.'EikhH349thenshouldwestealנִגְנֹב֙nig.NoH1589outofthylord’sH113houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004silverH3701orgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091? 10AndhesaidH559,Nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258alsoגַּם־gam-H1571letitbeיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961according untoyourwordsכְדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םkhe.div.rei.KhemH1697:hewithwhomitisfoundH4672shallbeתִּהְי֥וּtih.YuH1961mybondman;andyeshallbeH1961blameless. 11Thentheyhasted,andtookdowneverymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hissackאַמְתַּחְתּ֖וֹ'am.tach.ToH572tothegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776,andopenedוַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּvai.yif.te.ChuH6605everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hissackאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572. 12Andhesearchedוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.PesH2664,andbeganH2490attheeldest,andleftoffattheyoungestוּבַקָּטֹ֖ןu.va.ka.TonH6996:andthecupהַגָּבִ֔יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375wasfoundH4672inBenjamin’ssackבְּאַמְתַּ֖חַתbe.'am.Ta.chatH572. 13Thentheyrenttheirclothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֑םsim.lo.TamH8071,andladedeverymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisass,andreturnedH7725tothecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892. 14AndJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063andhisbrethrencameH935toJoseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004;andhewasyetH5750there:andtheyfellH5307beforehimonthegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776. 15AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidH559untothem,Whatdeedהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥הha.ma.'a.SehH4639isthisthatyehavedone?knowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045yenotthatsuchamanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376asIcanindeeddivine? 16AndJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063saidH559,WhatshallwesayH559untomylordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113?whatshallwespeakנְּדַבֵּ֖רne.da.BerH1696?orhowH4100shallweclearourselves?Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathfoundH4672outtheiniquityH5771ofthyservantsH5650:behold,wearemylord’sלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113bondmen,bothwe,andhealsoH1571inwhosehandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027thecupהַגָּבִ֖יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375isfoundH4672. 17AndhesaidH559,Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486beיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961itfrommethatIshoulddoso:themanהָאִ֡ישׁha.'IshH376inwhosehandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027thecupהַגָּבִ֜יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375isfoundH4672,heshallbeH1961mybondman;butasforyou,getyouupinpeaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965untoyourfatherאֲבִיכֶֽם׃ פ'a.vi.KhemH1. 18ThenJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063camenearuntohim,andsaidH559,Oh,mylordאֲדֹנִי֒'a.do.NiH113,letthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650,Ipraythee,speakיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696awordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697inmylord’sאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241,andletnotthineangerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639burnיִ֥חַרYi.charH2734againstthyservantבְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָbe.'av.De.khaH5650;forthou artevenasPharaohכְּפַרְעֹֽה׃ke.far.'OhH6547. 19Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113askedשָׁאַ֔לsha.'AlH7592hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Haveyeafatherאָ֖ב'avH1,orabrotherאָֽח׃'AchH251? 20AndwesaidH559untomylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,Wehaveafatherאָ֣ב'avH1,anoldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2205manH2205,andachildוְיֶ֥לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206ofhisoldH2205ageזְקֻנִ֖יםze.ku.NimH2208,alittleH6996one;andhisbrotherוְאָחִ֨יוve.'a.ChivH251isdeadH4191,andhealoneH905isleftH3498ofhismotherלְאִמּ֖וֹle.'i.MoH517;andhisfatherוְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.VivH1lovethhim. 21Andthou saidst unto thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,Bringהוֹרִדֻ֖הוּho.ri.Du.huH3381himdownH3381untome,thatImaysetוְאָשִׂ֥ימָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760mineeyesעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869uponhim. 22AndwesaidH559untomylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,TheladH5288cannotleaveלַעֲזֹ֣בla.'a.ZoH5800hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1:forifheshouldleaveוְעָזַ֥בve.'a.ZavH5800hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,hisfatherH1woulddieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191. 23Andthou saidst unto thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,Exceptyouryoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251comeיֵרֵ֛דye.RedH3381downwithyou, yeshallseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200myfaceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440nomore. 24Anditcametopasswhenwecameupunto thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,wetoldH5046himthewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofmylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113. 25Andourfatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1saidH559,Goשֻׁ֖בוּShu.vuH7725again,buyשִׁבְרוּ־shiv.ru-H7666usalittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400. 26AndwesaidH559,Wecannotgoלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381down:ifouryoungestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֨ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251bewithus,thenwillwegoוְיָרַ֔דְנוּve.ya.Rad.nuH3381down;forwemaynotseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200theman’sהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,exceptouryoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherוְאָחִ֥ינוּve.'a.Chi.nuH251bewithus. 27Andthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1saidH559untous, Yeknowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045thatmywifeאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802baremetwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147sons: 29andif yetakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֧םu.le.kach.TemH3947thisoneזֶ֛הzehH2088alsoגַּם־gam-H1571fromme,andharmH7451befallhim, yewillbringH3381downmygrayשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872hairsH7872withsorrowtoSheolשְׁאֹֽלָה׃she.'O.lahH7585. 30NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258whenIcomeכְּבֹאִי֙ke.vo.'IH935tothyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,andtheladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288isnotwithus; seeingthathislifeוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315isboundH7194upinthelad’sH5288lifeבְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ve.naf.ShoH5315; 31itwillcometopass,whenheseeththattheladH5288isnotwithus,thathewilldieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191:andthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֜יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650willbringוְהוֹרִ֨ידוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381downthegrayשֵׂיבַ֨תsei.VatH7872hairsH7872ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650ourfatherאָבִ֛ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1withsorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015toSheolשְׁאֹֽלָה׃she.'O.lahH7585. 32Forthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650becamesuretyעָרַ֣ב'a.RavH6148fortheladH5288untomyfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,IfIbringאֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙'a.vi.'E.nuH935himnotunto thee,thenshallIbeartheblametomyfatherלְאָבִ֖יle.'a.ViH1forever. 33NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,letthyservantH5650,Ipraythee,abideinsteadoftheladH5288abondmantomylordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113;andlettheladH5288goיַ֥עַלYa.'alH5927upwithhisbrethren. 34Forhowאֵיךְ֙'eiKhH349shallIgoאֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927uptomyfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,iftheladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288benotwithme?lestפֶּ֚ןpenH6435IseeH7200theevilH7451thatshallcomeH5927onmyfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1. 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