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Genesis 43:16-18

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.”

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