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Genesis 44:21-26

21Then you toldוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־va.To.mer 'el-H559 H413your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, ‘Bring him downהוֹרִדֻ֖הוּho.ri.Du.huH3381to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413so that I can seeוְאָשִׂ֥ימָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921for myselfעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869.’

22So we saidוַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.No.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, ‘The boyהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288cannotלֹא־ יוּכַ֥לlo'- yu.KhalH3808 H3201leaveלַעֲזֹ֣בla.'a.ZoH5800אֶת־'et-H853his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1.If he were to leaveוְעָזַ֥בve.'a.ZavH5800אֶת־'et-H853,his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1would dieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.’

23But you saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, ‘Unlessאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518 H3808your youngerהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251comes downיֵרֵ֛דye.RedH3381with youאִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.KhemH854,you will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200my faceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440againתֹסִפ֖וּןto.si.FunH3254.’

24Now whenוַיְהִי֙ כִּ֣יvay.Hi kiH1961 H3588we returnedעָלִ֔ינוּ'a.Li.nuH5927toאֶֽל־'el-H413your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,we relayedוַנַּ֨גֶּד־va.Na.ged-H5046your wordsדִּבְרֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃div.Rei 'a.do.NiH1697 H113tohimאֵ֖ת'etH853.

25Then our fatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Go backשֻׁ֖בוּShu.vuH7725and buyשִׁבְרוּ־shiv.ru-H7666ussomeמְעַט־me.'at-H4592foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.’

26But we answeredוַנֹּ֕אמֶרva.No.merH559, ‘We cannotלֹ֥א נוּכַ֖לlo' nu.KhalH3808 H3201go down thereלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381unlessאִם־ יֵשׁ֩'im- yeshH518 H3426our youngerהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֨ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251goesוְיָרַ֔דְנוּ כִּי־ve.ya.Rad.nu ki-H3381 H3588with usאִתָּ֙נוּ֙'i.Ta.nuH854.So if our youngerהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherוְאָחִ֥ינוּve.'a.Chi.nuH251is notאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369with usאִתָּֽנוּ׃'i.Ta.nuH854,we cannotלֹ֣א נוּכַ֗לlo' nu.KhalH3808 H3201seeלִרְאוֹת֙ פְּנֵ֣יlir.'Ot pe.NeiH7200 H6440the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376.’

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