1AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sawH7200thattherewasgrainשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidH559tohissonsלְבָנָ֔יוle.va.NavH1121,Whyלָ֖מָּהLa.mahH4100doyelookH7200oneuponanother? 2AndhesaidH559,Behold,IhaveheardH8085thatthereisgrainשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;goרְדוּ־re.du-H3381downthitherandbuyוְשִׁבְרוּ־ve.shiv.ru-H7666[grainH7668]forusfromthence,inorderthatwemayliveוְנִחְיֶ֖הve.nich.YehH2421,andnotdieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191. 3AndJoseph'stenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235brethrenwentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381tobuyלִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.BorH7666[grainבָּ֖רbarH1250] outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714. 4ButBenjaminבִּנְיָמִין֙bin.ya.MinH1144, Joseph'sbrotherH251,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290sentH7971notwithhisbrethren;forhesaidH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435mischiefmaybefallhim. 5Sothesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935tobuyלִשְׁבֹּ֖רlish.BorH7666[grainH7666]amongthosethatcameH935;forthefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458wasH1961inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667. 6AndJosephH3130,hewasthegovernoroverthelandH776—heitwasthatsoldH7666[thecorn]toallthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandH776.AndJoseph'sbrethrencameH935andbowedH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812tohim,thefaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639totheearthH776. 7AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130sawH7200hisbrethren,andknewthem;buthemadehimselfstrangetothem,andspokeH1696roughlytothem,andsaidH559tothem, Whencecomeבָּאתֶ֔םba.TemH935ye?AndtheysaidH559,Fromthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667,tobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400. 8AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130knewhisbrethren,buttheydidnotknowhim. 9AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֣רvai.yiz.KorH2142thedreamsהַחֲלֹמ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.MotH2472thathehaddreamtofthem;andhesaidH559tothem, YearespiesH7270:toseeלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200theexposedplacesofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776yearecomeבָּאתֶֽם׃ba.TemH935. 10AndtheysaidH559tohim,No,mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113;buttobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400arethyservantsוַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935. 11Wearealloneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259man'ssonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121;wearehonest: thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650arenotspiesH7270. 12AndhesaidH559tothem,No;buttoseeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200theexposedplacesofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776areyecomeבָּאתֶ֥םba.TemH935. 13AndtheysaidH559, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650weretwelvebrethren,sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376,inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;andbehold,theyoungestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996isthisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117withourfatherאָבִ֙ינוּ֙'a.Vi.nuH1,andoneוְהָאֶחָ֖דve.ha.'e.ChadH259isnot. 15Bythisyeshallbeputtotheproof:asPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547livesחֵ֤יcheiH2416, yeshallnotgoתֵּצְא֣וּte.tze.'UH3318forthH3318hence,unlessyouryoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251comeH935hither! 16Sendשִׁלְח֨וּshil.ChuH7971oneאֶחָד֮'e.ChadH259ofyou,thathemayfetchyourbrotherאֲחִיכֶם֒'a.chi.KhemH251,butyeshallbeimprisonedהֵאָ֣סְר֔וּhe.'A.se.RuH631,andyourwordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םdiv.rei.KhemH1697shallbeputtotheproof,whetherthetruthהַֽאֱמֶ֖תha.'e.MetH571isinyou;andifnot,asPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547livesחֵ֣יcheiH2416, yearespiesH7270. 17Andheputthemincustodyמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117. 18AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidH559tothemthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Thisdo,thatyemayliveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421:IfearH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. 19Ifyearehonest,letoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259ofyourbrethrenremainboundH631inthehouseH1004ofyourprison,butgoH935ye,carrygrainשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668forthehungerofyourhouseholdsH1004; 20andbringתָּבִ֣יאוּta.Vi.'uH935youryoungestהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֤ם'a.chi.KhemH251tome,inorderthatyourwordsדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םdiv.rei.KhemH1697beverified,andthatyemaynotdieתָמ֑וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191.Andtheydidsoכֵֽן׃KhenH3651. 21ThentheysaidH559oneH376toanother,Weareindeedguiltyאֲשֵׁמִ֣ים׀'a.she.MimH818concerningourbrotherH251,whoseanguishofsoulH5315wesawH7200whenH834hebesoughtus,andwedidnothearken;thereforeH3651thisdistressH6869iscomeבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935uponus. 22AndReubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205answeredthem,sayingH559,DidInotspeaktoyou,sayingH559,Donotsinתֶּחֶטְא֥וּte.chet.'UH2398againsttheladH3206?Butyedidnothearken;andnowbehold,hisbloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571isrequiredH1875. 23AndtheydidnotknowH3045thatJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130understood,fortheinterpreterwasbetweenthem. 24AndheturnedH7725awayH7725fromthem,andweptוַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058.Andhereturnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725tothem,andspokeH1696tothem,andtookH3947Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095fromamongthem,andboundH631himbeforetheireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869. 25AndJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130gaveוְלָתֵ֥תve.la.TetH5414orderstofillוַיְמַלְא֣וּvay.mal.'UH4390theirvesselsכְּלֵיהֶם֮ke.lei.HemH3627withcorn,andtorestoreH7725everyman'smoneyH3701intohissackשַׂקּ֔וֹsa.KoH8242,andtogiveH5414themprovisionforthewayH1870.Andthusכֵּֽן׃KenH3651didtheytothem. 26Andtheyloadedtheirasseswiththeirgrainשִׁבְרָ֖םshiv.RamH7668,anddeparted thence. 27Andoneהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259ofthemopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605hissackאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414hisassfoodintheinn,andsawH7200hismoneyH3701,andbehold,itwasinthemouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310ofhissackH572. 28AndhesaidH559tohisbrethren,MymoneyH3701isreturnedהוּשַׁ֣בhu.ShavH7725[tome],andbehold,itiseveninmysackבְאַמְתַּחְתִּ֑יve.'am.tach.TiH572.Andtheirheartלִבָּ֗םli.BamH3820failed[them],andtheywereafraid,sayingH559oneH376toanother,Whatisthis[that]Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hasdonetous? 29AndtheycameH935intothelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,toJacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1,andtoldH5046himallthathadbefallenthem,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 30Themanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376,thelordאֲדֹנֵ֥י'a.do.NeiH113ofthelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776,spokeH1696roughlytous,andtreatedusasspiesכִּֽמְרַגְּלִ֖יםkim.ra.ge.LimH7270ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776. 32wearetwelvebrethren,sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofourfatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1;oneהָאֶחָ֣דha.'e.ChadH259isnot,andtheyoungestוְהַקָּטֹ֥ןve.ha.ka.TonH6996isthisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117withourfatherאָבִ֖ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667. 33Andthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376,thelordאֲדֹנֵ֣י'a.do.NeiH113ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saidH559tous, HerebyshallIknowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045thatyearehonest:leaveoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259ofyourbrethrenwithme,andtakeקְח֥וּke.ChuH3947[for]thehungerofyourhouseholdsH1004,andgo, 34andbringוְ֠הָבִיאוּVe.ha.vi.'uH935youryoungestהַקָּטֹן֮ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251tome,andIshallknowוְאֵֽדְעָ֗הve.'e.de.'AhH3045thatyearenotspiesH7270,butarehonest.Yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶם֙'a.chi.KhemH251willIgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414uptoyou;andyemaytradeinthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776. 35Anditcametopassastheyemptiedtheirsacksשַׂקֵּיהֶ֔םsa.kei.HemH8242,thatbehold,everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hadhisbundleofmoneyH3701inhissackבְּשַׂקּ֑וֹbe.sa.KoH8242;andtheysawH7200theirbundlesofmoneyH3701,theyandtheirfatherוַאֲבִיהֶ֖םva.'a.vi.HemH1,andwereH1961afraidוַיִּירָֽאוּ׃vai.yi.Ra.'uH3372. 36AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1saidH559tothem, YehavebereavedH7921meofchildren:Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130isnot,andSimeonוְשִׁמְע֣וֹןve.shim.'onH8095isnot,andyewilltakeתִּקָּ֔חוּti.Ka.chuH3947Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֣ןbin.ya.MinH1144!Allthesethingsareagainstme. 37AndReubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205spoketohisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1,sayingH559,Slaymytwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121ifIbringאֲבִיאֶ֖נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935himnotbackאֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725tothee:giveH5414himintomyhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027,andIwillbringH935himtotheeagain. 38ButhesaidH559,Mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121shallnotgoיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381downwithyou,forhisbrotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251isdeadH4191,andhealoneH905isleftH7604;andifmischiefshouldbefallhimbythewayH1870inwhichyegoוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םve.ho.rad.TemH3381,thenwouldyebringH3381downmygreyhairsשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872withsorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015toSheolשְׁאֽוֹלָה׃she.'o.lahH7585. 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