Genesis 42
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Genesis 42:1-5

1וַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'and he sawH9001H7200יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoJacobH3290כִּ֥יkithatH3588יֶשׁ־yesh-thereH3426שֶׁ֖בֶרShe.ver[was] grainH7668בְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimin EgyptH9003H4714וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559יַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoJacobH3290לְבָנָ֔יוle.va.Navto sons hisH9005H1121H9023לָ֖מָּהLa.mah<to> why?H9005H4100תִּתְרָאֽוּ׃tit.ra.'Uare you looking at one anotherH7200
2וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559הִנֵּ֣הhi.Nehhere!H2009שָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiI have heardH8085כִּ֥יkithatH3588יֶשׁ־yesh-thereH3426שֶׁ֖בֶרShe.ver[is] grainH7668בְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimin EgyptH9003H4714רְדוּ־re.du-go downH3381שָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahthere towardsH8033H9011וְשִׁבְרוּ־ve.shiv.ru-and buy grainH9002H7666לָ֣נוּLa.nufor <the> usH9005H9035מִשָּׁ֔םmi.Shamfrom thereH9006H8033וְנִחְיֶ֖הve.nich.Yehso we may liveH9002H2421וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH9002H3808נָמֽוּת׃na.Mutwe will dieH4191
3וַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.Duand they went downH9001H3381אֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-[the] brothers ofH251יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefJosephH3130עֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahtenH6235לִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.Borto buy grainH9005H7666בָּ֖רbargrainH1250מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom EgyptH9006H4714
4וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H9002H853בִּנְיָמִין֙bin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144אֲחִ֣י'a.Chi[the] brother ofH251יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefJosephH3130לֹא־lo'-notH3808שָׁלַ֥חsha.Lachhe sentH7971יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoJacobH3290אֶת־'et-withH854אֶחָ֑יו'e.Chavbrothers hisH251H9023כִּ֣יkiforH3588אָמַ֔ר'a.Marhe saidH559פֶּן־pen-lestH6435יִקְרָאֶ֖נּוּyik.ra.'E.nuit should happen to himH7122H9033אָסֽוֹן׃'a.SonharmH611
5וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH9001H935בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478לִשְׁבֹּ֖רlish.Borto buy grainH9005H7666בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin amongH9003H8432הַבָּאִ֑יםha.ba.'Imthose comingH9009H935כִּֽי־ki-forH3588הָיָ֥הha.Yahit wasH1961הָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'Avthe famineH9009H7458בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH9003H776כְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anCanaanH3667
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