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Genesis 42:2-25

2“Lookהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,”he addedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have heardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085thatכִּ֥יkiH3588there isיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426grainשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.Go downרְדוּ־re.du-H3381thereשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033and buyוְשִׁבְרוּ־ve.shiv.ru-H7666some for usמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033,so that we may liveוְנִחְיֶ֖הve.nich.YehH2421and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.”

3So tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235of Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130brothersאֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-H251went downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to buyלִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.BorH7666grainבָּ֖רbarH1250from Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

4וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853But Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290did notלֹא־lo'-H3808sendשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֙bin.ya.MinH1144withאֶת־'et-H854his brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251,forכִּ֣יkiH3588he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “I am afraid thatפֶּן־pen-H6435harmאָסֽוֹן׃'a.SonH611might befall himיִקְרָאֶ֖נּוּyik.ra.'E.nuH7122.”

5So the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478were amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432those whoוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935cameהַבָּאִ֑יםha.ba.'ImH935to buy grainלִשְׁבֹּ֖רlish.BorH7666,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458had also spreadהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

6Now Josephוְיוֹסֵ֗ףve.yo.SefH3130wasה֚וּאhu'H1931the rulerהַשַּׁלִּ֣יטha.sha.LitH7989ofעַל־'al-H5921the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; he was the onewhoה֥וּאhu'H1931sold grainהַמַּשְׁבִּ֖ירha.mash.BirH7666to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605itsהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971.So whenיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130hisbrothersאֲחֵ֣י'a.CheiH251arrivedוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,they bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812before himwith their facesאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

7And when Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251,he recognized themוַיַּכִּרֵ֑םvai.ya.ki.RemH5234,but he treated them as strangersוַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨ר אֲלֵיהֶ֜םvai.yit.na.Ker 'a.lei.HemH5234 H413and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696harshlyקָשׁ֗וֹתka.ShotH7186to themאִתָּ֣ם'i.TamH854. “Whereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370have you come fromבָּאתֶ֔םba.TemH935?”he askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙vai.Yo.mer 'a.le.HemH559 H413. “From the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667,”they repliedוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559. “We are hereto buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.”

8Although Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853recognizedוַיַּכֵּ֥רvai.ya.KerH5234his brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251,theyוְהֵ֖םve.HemH1992did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808recognize himהִכִּרֻֽהוּ׃hi.ki.Ru.huH5234.

9Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130אֵ֚ת'etH853rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֣רvai.yiz.KorH2142his dreamsהַחֲלֹמ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.MotH2472אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834חָלַ֖םcha.LamH2492about themand saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙vai.Yo.mer 'a.le.HemH559 H413, “Youאַתֶּ֔ם'a.TemH859are spiesמְרַגְּלִ֣יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270!You have comeבָּאתֶֽם׃ba.TemH935to seeלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200אֶת־'et-H853if our landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776isvulnerableעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.”

10“Not soלֹ֣אlo'H3808,my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,”they repliedוַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלָ֖יוvai.yo.me.Ru 'e.LavH559 H413. “Your servantsוַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

11Weנָ֑חְנוּNa.che.nuH5168are allכֻּלָּ֕נוּku.La.nuH3605sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376.Your servantsאֲנַ֔חְנוּ עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.Nach.nu 'a.va.Dei.khaH5650 H587areהָי֥וּha.YuH1961honestכֵּנִ֣יםke.NimH3651men,notלֹא־lo'-H3808spiesמְרַגְּלִֽים׃me.ra.ge.LimH7270.”

12“Noלֹ֕א כִּֽי־lo' ki-H3808 H3588,”he toldוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themאֲלֵהֶ֑ם'a.le.HemH413. “You have comeבָּאתֶ֥םba.TemH935to seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200if our landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776isvulnerableעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.”

13But they answeredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ אֲנַ֛חְנוּ'a.va.Dei.kha 'a.Nach.nuH5650 H587are twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂר֩she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240brothersאַחִ֧ים׀'a.ChimH251,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַן וְהִנֵּ֨הke.Na.'an ve.hi.NehH3667 H2009.The youngestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996is nowהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117withאֶת־'et-H854our fatherאָבִ֙ינוּ֙'a.Vi.nuH1,and oneוְהָאֶחָ֖דve.ha.'e.ChadH259is no moreאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃'ei.Ne.nuH369.”

14Then Josephיוֹסֵ֑ף ה֗וּאyo.Sef Hu'H3130 H1931אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834declaredוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֖םvai.Yo.mer 'a.le.HemH559 H413, “Just as I saidדִּבַּ֧רְתִּי אֲלֵכֶ֛ם לֵאמֹ֖רdi.Bar.ti 'a.le.Khem le.MorH1696 H413 H559,youאַתֶּֽם׃'a.TemH859are spiesמְרַגְּלִ֥יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270!

15And this is howבְּזֹ֖אתbe.ZotH2063you will be testedתִּבָּחֵ֑נוּti.ba.Che.nuH974:As surely as Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547livesחֵ֤יcheiH2416,you shall notאִם־'im-H518leaveתֵּצְא֣וּte.tze.'UH3318thisמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088place unlessכִּ֧י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518your youngestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251comesבְּב֛וֹאbe.Vo'H935hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008.

16Sendשִׁלְח֨וּshil.ChuH7971oneאֶחָד֮'e.ChadH259of your numberto getוְיִקַּ֣חve.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853your brotherאֲחִיכֶם֒'a.chi.KhemH251;the rest of youוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859will be confinedהֵאָ֣סְר֔וּhe.'A.se.RuH631so that the truthהַֽאֱמֶ֖תha.'e.MetH571of your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םdiv.rei.KhemH1697may be testedוְיִבָּֽחֲנוּ֙ אִתְּכֶ֑םve.yi.ba.cha.Nu 'i.te.KhemH974 H854.Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they are untrueלֹ֕אlo'H3808,then as surely as Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔ה כִּ֥יfar.'Oh kiH6547 H3588livesחֵ֣יcheiH2416,youאַתֶּֽם׃'a.TemH859are spiesמְרַגְּלִ֖יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270!”

17So Joseph imprisoned themוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622אֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853אֶל־'el-H413מִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929for threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117,

18and on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117heיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵהֶ֤ם'a.le.HemH413אֶת־'et-H853, “Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589fearיָרֵֽא׃ya.Re'H3373Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.So doעֲשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213thisזֹ֥אתzotH2063and you will liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421:

19Ifאִם־'im-H518youאַתֶּ֔ם אֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.Tem 'a.chi.KhemH859 H251are honestכֵּנִ֣יםke.NimH3651,leave oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259of your brothers in custodyיֵאָסֵ֖ר בְּבֵ֣ית מִשְׁמַרְכֶ֑םye.'a.Ser be.Veit mish.mar.KhemH631 H1004 H4929while the rest of youוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859goלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980and take backהָבִ֔יאוּha.Vi.'uH935grainשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668to relieve the hungerרַעֲב֥וֹןra.'a.VonH7459of your householdsבָּתֵּיכֶֽם׃ba.tei.KhemH1004.

20Thenוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853bringתָּבִ֣יאוּta.Vi.'uH935your youngestהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֤ם'a.chi.KhemH251to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413so that your wordsדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םdiv.rei.KhemH1697can be verifiedוְיֵאָמְנ֥וּve.ye.'a.me.NuH539,that you may notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808dieתָמ֑וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191.”And to thisכֵֽן׃KhenH3651they consentedוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213.

21Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251, “Surelyאֲבָל֮'a.ValH61weאֲנַחְנוּ֮'a.nach.NuH587are being punishedאֲשֵׁמִ֣ים׀'a.she.MimH818because ofעַל־'al-H5921our brotherאָחִינוּ֒'a.chi.NuH251אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834.We sawרָאִ֜ינוּra.'I.nuH7200hisנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315anguishצָרַ֥תtza.RatH6869when he pleadedבְּהִתְחַֽנְנ֥וֹbe.hit.cha.NoH2603with usאֵלֵ֖ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413,but we would notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמָ֑עְנוּsha.Ma.'e.nuH8085.That is whyעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063distressהַצָּרָ֖הha.tza.RahH6869has comeבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935upon usאֵלֵ֔ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413.”

22And Reubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205אֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853respondedוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030, “Didn’tהֲלוֹא֩ אֲלֵיכֶ֧ם׀ha.lO' 'a.lei.KhemH3808 H559 H413I tellH559you notאַל־'al-H408to sin againstתֶּחֶטְא֥וּte.chet.'UH2398the boyבַיֶּ֖לֶדvai.Ye.ledH3206?But you would notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808listenשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם וְגַם־she.ma'.Tem ve.gam-H8085 H1571.Nowהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009we must account forנִדְרָֽשׁ׃nid.RashH1875his bloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818!”

23Theyוְהֵם֙ve.HemH1992did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808realizeיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130understood themשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588there was an interpreterהַמֵּלִ֖יץha.me.LitzH3887between themבֵּינֹתָֽם׃bei.no.TamH996.

24And he turned awayוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437from themמֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.lei.HemH5921and weptוַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058.When he turned backוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and spokeאֲלֵהֶם֙ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר'a.le.Hem vay.da.BerH1696 H413to themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413,he tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095from themמֵֽאִתָּם֙me.'i.TamH854אֶת־'et-H853and had him boundוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥רvai.ye.'e.SorH631אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

25Then Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130gave ordersוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680to fill their bagsכְּלֵיהֶם֮ke.lei.HemH3627withוַיְמַלְא֣וּvay.mal.'UH4390אֶת־'et-H853grainבָּר֒barH1250,to returnוּלְהָשִׁ֤יבu.le.ha.ShivH7725each man’sאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376silverכַּסְפֵּיהֶם֙kas.pei.HemH3701toאֶל־'el-H413his sackשַׂקּ֔וֹsa.KoH8242,and to giveוְלָתֵ֥תve.la.TetH5414themprovisionsצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for their journeyלַדָּ֑רֶךְla.Da.rekhH1870.Thisכֵּֽן׃KenH3651order was carried outוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213,

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