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Genesis 43

1Andthefamineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458wasgrievousinthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

2AnditcameH935topass,whentheyhadfinishedכִּלּוּ֙ki.LuH3615eatingלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398thegrainהַשֶּׁ֔בֶרha.She.verH7668whichtheyhadbroughtH935fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,thattheirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1saidH559tothem,GoH935again,buyשִׁבְרוּ־shiv.ru-H7666usalittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

3AndJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063spoketohim,sayingH559,Themanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376didpositively testifytous,sayingH559, Yeshallnotseeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,unlessyourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251bewithyou.

4Ifthou wiltsendמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַme.sha.Le.achH7971ourbrotherאָחִ֖ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251withus,wewillgoנֵרְדָ֕הne.re.DahH3381downH3381andbuyוְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥הve.nish.be.RahH7666theefoodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400;

5butifthoudonotsendמְשַׁלֵּ֖חַme.sha.Le.achH7971[him],wewillnotgoנֵרֵ֑דne.RedH3381down,forthemanהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376saidH559tous, Yeshallnotseeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,unlessyourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251bewithyou.

6AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,Whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100didye deal [so] illwithme[as]totellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046themanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whether yehadyetH5750abrotherאָֽח׃'AchH251?

7AndtheysaidH559,Themanהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376askedH7592verycloselyafterus,andafterourkindredוּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּu.le.mo.lad.Te.nuH4138,sayingH559,Isyourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֥ם'a.vi.KhemH1yetH5750aliveH2416?haveyeabrotherאָ֔ח'AchH251?AndwetoldH5046himaccordingtothetenorofthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697.CouldweatallknowH3045thathewouldsayH559,Bringהוֹרִ֖ידוּho.Ri.duH3381yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶֽם׃'a.chi.KhemH251downH3381?

8AndJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063saidH559toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478hisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1,Sendשִׁלְחָ֥הshil.ChahH7971theladH5288withme,andwewillariseוְנָק֣וּמָהve.na.Ku.mahH6965andgoH7971,thatwemayliveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421,andnotdieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191,bothweandthouandourlittleטַפֵּֽנוּ׃ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945.

9Iwillbesuretyאֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔נּוּ'e.'er.Ve.nuH6148forhim:ofmyhandמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027shalt thourequireתְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נּוּte.vak.She.nuH1245him;ifIbringH935himnottothee,andsethimbeforethyfaceH6440,thenshallIbeguiltytowardtheeforever.

10Forhadwenotlingered,weshouldnowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258certainlyhavereturnedשַׁ֖בְנוּShav.nuH7725alreadytwice.

11Andtheirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֗ם'a.vi.HemH1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559tothem,Ifitisthenאֵפוֹא֮'e.fO'H645soכֵּ֣ן׀kenH3651,dothis:takeקְח֞וּke.ChuH3947ofthebestfruitsinthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776inyourvesselsבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םbikh.lei.KhemH3627,andcarrydownthemanלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376agiftמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503:alittleמְעַ֤טme.'AtH4592balsamandalittleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֔שׁde.VashH1706, tragacanthandladanum, pistacia-nutsandalmondsוּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃u.she.ke.DimH8247.

12Andtakeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947othermoneyH3701inyourhandבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027,andthemoneyH3701thatwasreturnedהַמּוּשָׁ֨בha.mu.ShavH7725toyouinthemouthבְּפִ֤יbe.FiH6310ofyoursacksאַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'am.te.cho.tei.KhemH572,carrybackתָּשִׁ֣יבוּta.Shi.vuH7725inyourhandבְיֶדְכֶ֔םve.yed.KhemH3027:perhapsאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194itisanoversight.

13Andtakeקָ֑חוּKa.chuH3947yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251,andariseוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965,goשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725againtothemanהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376.

14AndtheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֗יsha.DaiH7706Godוְאֵ֣לve.'ElH410giveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414youmercybeforethemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,thathemaysendH7971awayH7971yourotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251andBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144!AndI,ifIbebereavedH7921ofchildren,ambereavedH7921.

15AndthemenH376tookH3947thatgiftהַמִּנְחָ֣הha.min.ChahH4503,andtookH3947doubleוּמִשְׁנֶה־u.mish.neh-H4932moneyכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701intheirhandבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027,andBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144,androseH6965up,andwentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andcameH3381beforeJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

16AndJosephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130sawH7200Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֒bin.ya.MinH1144withthem,andsaidH559tothe[manH376]whowasoverhishouseH1004,Bringהָבֵ֥אha.Ve'H935themenH376intothehouseH1004,andslaughterטֶ֙בַח֙te.vachH2874cattle,andmakeready;forthemenH376shalleatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398withmeatnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.

17Andthemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376didasJosephH3130hadsaidH559;andthemanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376broughtH935themenH376intoJoseph'shouseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004.

18AndthemenH376wereafraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372becausetheywerebroughtH935intoJoseph'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andsaidH559,BecauseofthemoneyH3701thatwasreturnedהַשָּׁ֤בha.ShavH7725tousinoursacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572atthebeginningarewebroughtH935in,thathemayturnH7725againstus,andfallH5307uponusandtakeוְלָקַ֧חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947usforbondmen,andourasses.

19Andtheycameuptothemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376thatwasoverJoseph'shouseH1004,andtheyspokeH1696tohimatthedoorH6607ofthehouseH1004,

20andsaidH559, Ah!mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, wecameיָרֹ֥דya.RodH3381indeeddownיָרַ֛דְנוּya.Rad.nuH3381atthefirstH8462tobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

21AnditcameH935topasswhenwecameH935totheinn,thatweopenedוַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙va.nif.te.ChahH6605oursacksאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572,andbehold, [every] man'smoneyH3701wasH1961inthemouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310ofhissackאַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹ'am.tach.ToH572,ourmoneyH3701accordingtoitsweightבְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹbe.mish.ka.LoH4948;andwehavebroughtH935itagaininourhandבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

22Andotherאַחֵ֛ר'a.CherH312moneyH3701havewebroughtH3381downהוֹרַ֥דְנוּho.Rad.nuH3381inourhandבְיָדֵ֖נוּve.ya.De.nuH3027tobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400. Wedonotknowיָדַ֔עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045whoputשָׂ֥םsamH7760ourmoneyH3701inoursacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572.

23AndhesaidH559,Peaceשָׁל֨וֹםsha.LomH7965betoyou,fearתִּירָ֗אוּti.Ra.'uH3372not:yourGodאֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,andtheGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.lo.HeiH430ofyourfatherאֲבִיכֶם֙'a.vi.KhemH1,hasgivenH5414youtreasureinyoursacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.'am.te.Cho.tei.KhemH572;yourmoneyH3701cameH935tome.AndhebroughtH935Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095outtothem.

24Andthemanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376broughtH935themenH376intoJoseph'shouseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004,andgaveH5414waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325,andtheywashedוַיִּרְחֲצ֣וּvai.yir.cha.TzuH7364theirfeetH7272;andhegaveH5414theirassesfood.

25Andtheymadereadythegiftהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503forJoseph'scomingH935atnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672;fortheyhadheardH8085thattheyshouldeatיֹ֥אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398breadH3899there.

26WhenH834Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130cameH935home,theybroughtH935himthegiftהַמִּנְחָ֥הha.min.ChahH4503thatwasintheirhandבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027,intothehouseH1004,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselvestohimtotheearthH776.

27Andheaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592themoftheirwelfareH7965,andsaidH559,Isyourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֥ם'a.vi.KhemH1well—theoldהַזָּקֵ֖ןha.za.KenH2205manH2205ofwhomyespoke?IsheyetH5750aliveחָֽי׃ChaiH2416?

28AndtheysaidH559, Thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֥le.'av.de.KhaH5650ourfatherלְאָבִ֖ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1iswell;heisyetH5750aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416.Andtheybowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.yish.ta.chuH7812,andmade obeisance.

29Andheliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869andsawH7200hisbrotherאָחִיו֮'a.ChivH251Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֣יןbin.ya.MinH1144,hismother'ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121,andsaidH559,Isthisyouryoungerהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251ofwhomyespoketome?AndhesaidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430begracioustothee,mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121!

30AndJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130madeH4116hasteH4116,forhisbowels burnedforhisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251;andhesoughtH1245[aplace]toweepלִבְכּ֑וֹתliv.KotH1058,andhewentH935intothechamberH2315,andweptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058there.

31Andhewashedוַיִּרְחַ֥ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,andcameH3318out,andcontrolledhimself,andsaidH559,Setשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760onbreadH3899.

32Andtheysetוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760onforhimbyhimself,andforthembythemselves,andfortheEgyptiansH4713whoateהָאֹכְלִ֤יםha.'o.khe.LimH398withhimbythemselves;becausetheEgyptiansH4713mightnoteatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398breadH3899withtheHebrewsהָֽעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680,forthatisanabominationתוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441untotheEgyptiansH4713.

33AndtheysatH3427beforehim,thefirstbornהַבְּכֹר֙ha.be.KhorH1060accordingtohisbirthrightכִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹkiv.Kho.ra.ToH1062,andtheyoungestוְהַצָּעִ֖ירve.ha.tza.'IrH6810accordingtohisyouth;andthemenH376marvelledoneH376atanother.

34AndhehadportionsH4864carriedH5375tothemfrombeforehim.AndBenjamin'sportionwasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568timesgreaterוַתֵּ֜רֶבva.Te.revH7235thantheportionsH4864ofthemall.AndtheydrankH8354,andmademerrywithhim.

Commentaries on Genesis 43

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