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Genesis 42:7-30

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.

14AndJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130saidH559tothem,ThatisitthatIhavespokenH1696toyou,sayingH559, YearespiesH7270.

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.

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