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Genesis 43:1-14

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.

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