Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 42:7-20

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.

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