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Genesis 42:15-38

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.

31AndwesaidH559tohim,Wearehonest;wearenotspiesH7270:

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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