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Genesis 43:12-23

12Takeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947doubleמִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehH4932the silverוְכֶ֥סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701with youבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027so thatוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853you may returnהַמּוּשָׁ֨בha.mu.ShavH7725the silverהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that was put backתָּשִׁ֣יבוּ בְיֶדְכֶ֔םta.Shi.vu ve.yed.KhemH7725 H3027into the mouthsבְּפִ֤יbe.FiH6310of your sacksאַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'am.te.cho.tei.KhemH572.Perhapsאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194itהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931was a mistakeמִשְׁגֶּ֖הmish.GehH4870.

13וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Takeקָ֑חוּKa.chuH3947your brother as wellאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251,and returnשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the manהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376at onceוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965.

14May Godוְאֵ֣לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֗יsha.DaiH7706grantיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414youmercyרַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.MimH7356beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,that he may releaseוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971yourאֶת־'et-H853otherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251along with Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144.As for meוַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.NiH589,ifכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I am bereavedשָׁכֹ֖לְתִּיsha.Kho.le.tiH7921,I am bereavedשָׁכָֽלְתִּי׃sha.Khal.tiH7921.”

15So the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947theseהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063giftsהַמִּנְחָ֣הha.min.ChahH4503,along with doubleוּמִשְׁנֶה־u.mish.neh-H4932the amount of silverכֶּ֛סֶף לָקְח֥וּ בְיָדָ֖םKe.sef la.ke.Chu ve.ya.DamH3701 H3947 H3027,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Benjamin as wellבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144.Then they hurried downוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙ וַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ya.Ku.mu vai.ye.re.DuH6965 H3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

16When Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֒bin.ya.MinH1144withאִתָּם֮'i.TamH854his brothersאֶת־'et-H853,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the stewardלַֽאֲשֶׁ֣רla.'a.SherH834ofעַל־'al-H5921his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, “Takeהָבֵ֥אha.Ve'H935אֶת־'et-H853these menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582to my houseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004.Slaughterוּטְבֹ֤חַu.te.Vo.achH2873an animalטֶ֙בַח֙te.vachH2874and prepare itוְהָכֵ֔ןve.ha.KhenH3559,forכִּ֥יkiH3588they shall dineיֹאכְל֥וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםyo.khe.Lu ha.'a.na.ShimH398 H582with meאִתִּ֛י'i.TiH854at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.”

17The manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213asכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130had commandedאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559and tookוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935the brothersהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376אֶת־'et-H853הָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582to Joseph’sיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004.

18But theהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582brotherswere frightenedוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372thatכִּ֣יkiH3588they had been takenהֽוּבְאוּ֮hu.ve.'UH935to Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004. “Weאֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587have been broughtמֽוּבָאִ֑יםmu.va.'ImH935here because ofעַל־ דְּבַ֤ר'al- de.VarH5921 H1697the silverהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701that was returnedהַשָּׁ֤בha.ShavH7725in our bagsבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572the first timeבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462,”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559. “They intendלְהִתְגֹּלֵ֤ל עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙le.hit.go.Lel 'a.Lei.nuH1556 H5921to overpowerוּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣לu.le.hit.na.PelH5307usעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921and takeוְלָקַ֧חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947usאֹתָ֛נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853as slavesלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650,along withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853our donkeysחֲמֹרֵֽינוּ׃cha.mo.Rei.nuH2543.”

19So they approachedוַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙vai.yi.ge.ShuH5066Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130stewardהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834עַל־'al-H5921בֵּ֣יתbeitH1004and spokeוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to himH413at the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607to the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

20“Pleaseבִּ֣יbiH994,sirאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “we really did come downH3381here the first timeבַּתְּחִלָּ֖הba.te.chi.LahH8462to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

21Butוַֽיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961whenכִּי־ki-H3588we cameבָ֣אנוּVa.nuH935toאֶל־'el-H413the place we lodged for the nightהַמָּל֗וֹןha.ma.LonH4411,we openedוַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙va.nif.te.ChahH6605אֶת־'et-H853our sacksאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572and, beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,each of usאִישׁ֙'ishH376foundhis silverכֶֽסֶף־khe.sef-H3701in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of his sackאַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹ'am.tach.ToH572!It was the full amountבְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹbe.mish.ka.LoH4948of our silverכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701,and we have brought it backוַנָּ֥שֶׁבva.Na.shevH7725אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853with usבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

22We have broughtהוֹרַ֥דְנוּho.Rad.nuH3381additionalאַחֵ֛ר'a.CherH312silverוְכֶ֧סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701with usבְיָדֵ֖נוּve.ya.De.nuH3027to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400.We do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדַ֔עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045whoמִי־mi-H4310putשָׂ֥םsamH7760our silverכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701in our sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572.”

23“It is fineשָׁל֨וֹםsha.LomH7965,”said the stewardוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559. “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֗אוּti.Ra.'uH3372.Your Godאֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,the Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאֲבִיכֶם֙'a.vi.KhemH1,gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414youthe treasureמַטְמוֹן֙mat.mOnH4301that wasin your sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.'am.te.Cho.tei.KhemH572.I receivedבָּ֣א אֵלָ֑יba' 'e.LaiH935 H413your silverכַּסְפְּכֶ֖םkas.pe.KhemH3701.”Then he brought Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095outוַיּוֹצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318to themאֲלֵהֶ֖ם'a.le.HemH413אֶת־'et-H853.

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