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Genesis 44:18-34

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:

28andtheoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259wentH3318outfromme,andIsaidH559,Surelyאַ֖ךְ'akhH389heistornH2963inpieces;andIhavenotseenH7200himsince:

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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