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Genesis 42:22-37

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,

26and they loadedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853the grainשִׁבְרָ֖םshiv.RamH7668onעַל־'al-H5921their donkeysחֲמֹרֵיהֶ֑םcha.mo.rei.HemH2543and departedוַיֵּלְכ֖וּ מִשָּֽׁם׃vai.ye.le.Khu mi.ShamH1980 H8033.

27At the place where they lodged for the nightבַּמָּל֑וֹןba.ma.LonH4411,oneהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259אֶת־'et-H853of them openedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605his sackשַׂקּ֗וֹsa.KoH8242to getלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414feedמִסְפּ֛וֹאmis.Po'H4554for his donkeyלַחֲמֹר֖וֹla.cha.mo.RoH2543,and he sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200אֶת־'et-H853his silverכַּסְפּ֔וֹ וְהִנֵּה־ ה֖וּאkas.Po ve.hi.neh- hu'H3701 H2009 H1931in the mouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310of the sackאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572.

28“My silverכַּסְפִּ֔י וְגַ֖םkas.Pi ve.GamH3701 H1571has been returnedהוּשַׁ֣בhu.ShavH7725!”he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251. “It is hereהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009in my sackבְאַמְתַּחְתִּ֑יve.'am.tach.TiH572.”Their heartsלִבָּ֗םli.BamH3820sankוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and tremblingוַיֶּֽחֶרְד֞וּvai.ye.cher.DuH2729,they turned toאֶל־'el-H413oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251and saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is thisזֹּ֛אתzotH2063that Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to us?”

29When they reachedוַיָּבֹ֛אוּ אֶל־vai.ya.Vo.'u 'el-H935 H413their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290in the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,they describedוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046tohimאֵ֛ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605that had happened to themהַקֹּרֹ֥תha.ko.RotH7136אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

30“The manהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376who is lordאֲדֹנֵ֥י'a.do.NeiH113of the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776spokeדִּ֠בֶּרDi.berH1696harshlyקָשׁ֑וֹת וַיִּתֵּ֣ןka.Shot vai.yi.TenH7186 H5414אֹתָ֔נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853to usאִתָּ֖נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854and accused us of spyingכִּֽמְרַגְּלִ֖יםkim.ra.ge.LimH7270אֶת־'et-H853on the countryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31But we toldוַנֹּ֥אמֶרva.No.merH559himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413, ‘Weאֲנָ֑חְנוּ'a.Na.che.nuH587areהָיִ֖ינוּha.Yi.nuH1961honest menכֵּנִ֣יםke.NimH3651,notלֹ֥אlo'H3808spiesמְרַגְּלִֽים׃me.ra.ge.LimH7270.

32Weאֲנַ֛חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587are twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240brothersאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251,sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of one fatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1.Oneהָאֶחָ֣דha.'e.ChadH259is no moreאֵינֶ֔נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369,and the youngestוְהַקָּטֹ֥ןve.ha.ka.TonH6996is nowהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117withאֶת־'et-H854our fatherאָבִ֖ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.’

33Then the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376who is lordאֲדֹנֵ֣י'a.do.NeiH113of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to usאֵלֵ֗ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413, ‘This is howבְּזֹ֣אתbe.ZotH2063I will knowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045whetherכִּ֥יkiH3588youאַתֶּ֑ם'a.TemH859are honestכֵנִ֖יםkhe.NimH3651:Leaveהַנִּ֣יחוּha.Ni.chuH5117oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259brotherאֲחִיכֶ֤ם'a.chi.KhemH251with meאִתִּ֔י'i.TiH854וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,takeקְח֥וּke.ChuH3947food to relieve the hungerרַעֲב֥וֹןra.'a.VonH7459of your householdsבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004,and goוָלֵֽכוּ׃va.Le.khuH1980.

34But bringוְ֠הָבִיאוּVe.ha.vi.'uH935אֶת־'et-H853your youngestהַקָּטֹן֮ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251back to meאֵלַי֒'e.LaiH413so I will knowוְאֵֽדְעָ֗הve.'e.de.'AhH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588youאַתֶּ֔ם'a.TemH859are notלֹ֤אlo'H3808spiesמְרַגְּלִים֙me.ra.ge.LimH7270butכִּ֥יkiH3588honest menכֵנִ֖ים אַתֶּ֑םkhe.Nim 'a.TemH3651 H859אֶת־'et-H853.Then I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414your brotherאֲחִיכֶם֙'a.chi.KhemH251back to youוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and you can tradeתִּסְחָֽרוּ׃tis.Cha.ruH5503in the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.’”

35וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961As theyהֵ֚םhemH1992began emptyingמְרִיקִ֣יםme.ri.KimH7324their sacksשַׂקֵּיהֶ֔םsa.kei.HemH8242,thereוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009in each man’sאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376sackבְּשַׂקּ֑וֹbe.sa.KoH8242was his bagצְרוֹר־tze.ror-H6872of silverכַּסְפּ֖וֹkas.PoH3701!And when theyהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992and their fatherוַאֲבִיהֶ֖םva.'a.vi.HemH1sawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853the bagsצְרֹר֧וֹתtze.ro.RotH6872of silverכַּסְפֵּיהֶ֛םkas.pei.HemH3701,they were dismayedוַיִּירָֽאוּ׃vai.yi.Ra.'uH3372.

36Their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1אֹתִ֖י'o.TiH853Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵהֶם֙'a.le.HemH413, “You have deprived me of my sonsשִׁכַּלְתֶּ֑םshi.kal.TemH7921.Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130is goneאֵינֶ֙נּוּ֙'ei.Ne.nuH369and Simeonוְשִׁמְע֣וֹןve.shim.'onH8095is no moreאֵינֶ֔נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.Now you want to takeתִּקָּ֔חוּti.Ka.chuH3947Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֣ןbin.ya.MinH1144.Everythingכֻלָּֽנָה׃khu.La.nahH3605is goingהָי֥וּha.YuH1961against meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921!”

37Then Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his fatherאָבִ֣יו לֵאמֹ֔ר'a.Viv le.MorH1 H559אֶת־'et-H853, “You may killתָּמִ֔יתta.MitH4191my twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121ifאִם־'im-H518I failלֹ֥אlo'H3808to bring him backאֲבִיאֶ֖נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935to youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.Putתְּנָ֤הte.NahH5414himאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853inעַל־'al-H5921my careיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027,and Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589will return himאֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ אֵלֶֽיךָ׃'a.shi.Ve.nu 'e.Lei.khaH7725 H413.”

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