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Genesis 43:19-25

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.

24And theהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376stewardאֶת־'et-H853tookוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582into Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004,gave themוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325to washוַיִּרְחֲצ֣וּvai.yir.cha.TzuH7364their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272,and providedוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414foodמִסְפּ֖וֹאmis.Po'H4554for their donkeysלַחֲמֹֽרֵיהֶֽם׃la.cha.Mo.rei.HemH2543.

25Sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588the brothershad been toldשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085thatכִּי־ki-H3588they were going to eatיֹ֥אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398a mealלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033,they preparedוַיָּכִ֙ינוּ֙vai.ya.Khi.nuH3559אֶת־'et-H853their giftהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503forעַד־'ad-H5704Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130arrivalבּ֥וֹאBo'H935at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.

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