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Genesis 43:15-30

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.

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