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Genesis 44:3-6

3At daybreakהַבֹּ֖קֶר א֑וֹרha.Bo.ker 'orH1242 H215,the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582were sent on their wayשֻׁלְּח֔וּ הֵ֖מָּהshu.le.Chu He.mahH7971 H1992with their donkeysוַחֲמֹרֵיהֶֽם׃va.cha.mo.rei.HemH2543.

4Theyהֵ֠םhemH1992had notלֹ֣אlo'H3808goneיָֽצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318אֶת־'et-H853farהִרְחִיקוּ֒hir.chi.KuH7368from the cityהָעִיר֮ha.'IrH5892when Josephוְיוֹסֵ֤ףve.yo.SefH3130toldאָמַר֙'a.MarH559his stewardלַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־ בֵּית֔וֹla.'a.Sher 'al- bei.ToH834 H5921 H1004, “Pursueרְדֹ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣יre.Dof 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.ShimH582at onceק֥וּםkumH6965,and when you overtake themוְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙ve.hi.sag.TamH5381,askוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔םve.'a.mar.Ta 'a.le.HemH559 H413, ‘Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100have you repaidשִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥םshi.lam.TemH7999goodתַּ֥חַת טוֹבָֽה׃Ta.chat to.VahH8478 H2896with evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451?

5Is this notהֲל֣וֹא זֶ֗הha.Lo' ZehH3808 H2088the cupאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834my masterאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113וְה֕וּאve.Hu'H1931drinks fromיִשְׁתֶּ֤הyish.TehH8354and uses for divinationH5172?Whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have doneעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213is wickedהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖םha.re.'o.TemH7489!’”

6When the steward overtook themוַֽיַּשִּׂגֵ֑םvai.ya.si.GemH5381,he relayedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697to themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413אֶת־'et-H853.

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