Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 42:29-38

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.”

38But Jacob repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “My sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808go down thereיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381with youעִמָּכֶ֑ם'i.ma.KhemH5973,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588his brotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251is deadמֵ֜תmetH4191,and heוְה֧וּאve.Hu'H1931aloneלְבַדּ֣וֹle.va.DoH905is leftנִשְׁאָ֗רnish.'ArH7604.If any harm comesוּקְרָאָ֤הוּ אָסוֹן֙u.ke.ra.'A.hu 'a.sOnH7122 H611to him on yourאֲשֶׁ֣ר תֵּֽלְכוּ־'a.Sher te.le.khu-H834 H1980journeyבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870,you will bring my gray hairשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872downוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םve.ho.rad.TemH3381אֶת־'et-H853to Sheolשְׁאֽוֹלָה׃she.'o.lahH7585in sorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015.”

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