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Genesis 44:13-17

13Then they all toreוַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּvai.yik.re.'UH7167their clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֑םsim.lo.TamH8071אִ֣ישׁ'ishH376עַל־'al-H5921,loadedוַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙vai.ya.'a.MosH6006their donkeysחֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.RoH2543,and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to the cityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.

14When Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and his brothersוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251arrived atוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004,heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931was stillעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,and they fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776before himלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440.

15“Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088deedהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥הha.ma.'a.SehH4639אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have doneעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213?”Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130declaredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Do you notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808knowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834like meכָּמֹֽנִי׃ka.Mo.niH3644can surely divine the truthH5172?”

16“Whatמַה־mah-H4100can we sayוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113?”Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063repliedנֹּאמַר֙no.MarH559. “Howמַה־mah-H4100can we pleadנְּדַבֵּ֖רne.da.BerH1696?Howוּמַה־u.mah-H4100can we justify ourselvesנִּצְטַדָּ֑קnitz.ta.DakH6663?Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has exposedמָצָא֙ma.Tza'H4672אֶת־'et-H853the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.We are nowהִנֶּנּ֤וּhi.ne.NuH2005my lord’sלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113slavesעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650—bothגַּם־gam-H1571weאֲנַ֕חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587andגַּ֛םgamH1571the oneאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834who was foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672withבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027the cupהַגָּבִ֖יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375.”

17But Joseph repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Far be itחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486from meto doמֵעֲשׂ֖וֹתme.'a.SotH6213thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063.The manהָאִ֡ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834was foundנִמְצָ֨אnim.Tza'H4672withבְּיָד֗וֹ ה֚וּאbe.ya.Do hu'H3027 H1931the cupהַגָּבִ֜יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375will beיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961myslaveעָ֔בֶד'A.vedH5650.The rest of youוְאַתֶּ֕םve.'a.TemH859may returnעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927toאֶל־'el-H413your fatherאֲבִיכֶֽם׃ פ'a.vi.KhemH1in peaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965.”

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