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Genesis 42:16-19

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;

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