1Andhecommandedוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680himwhowasoverhishouseH1004,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Fillמַלֵּ֞אma.Le'H4390themen'ssacksאַמְתְּחֹ֤ת'am.te.ChotH572withfoodאֹ֔כֶל'O.khelH400,asmuchastheycancarryשְׂאֵ֑תse.'EtH5375;andputוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760everyman'smoneyH3701inthemouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310ofhissackאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572. 2Andputתָּשִׂים֙ta.SimH7760mycupגְּבִיעִ֞יge.vi.'IH1375,thesilverH3701cupגְּבִ֣יעַge.Vi.a'H1375,inthemouthבְּפִי֙be.FiH6310ofthesackאַמְתַּ֣חַת'am.Ta.chatH572oftheyoungestהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996,andhisgrain-money.Andhedidaccordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130whichhehadspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696. 4TheyweregoneH3318outofthecityהָעִיר֮ha.'IrH5892, [and]not[yet]farהִרְחִיקוּ֒hir.chi.KuH7368off,whenH834Josephוְיוֹסֵ֤ףve.yo.SefH3130saidH559tohimwhowasoverhishouseH1004,Up!followafterthemenH376;andwhenH834thou overtakestthem, thou shaltsayH559tothem,Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100haveye rewardedevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451forgoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896? 5Isnotthis[it]inwhichmylordH113drinksיִשְׁתֶּ֤הyish.TehH8354,andinwhichindeedH5172hedivines? Yehavedoneevilהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖םha.re.'o.TemH7489[in]whatyehavedone. 6AndheovertookH5381them,andhespokeH1696tothemthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697. 7AndtheysaidH559tohim,Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100doesmylordH113speakיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696suchwordsH1697asthese?Farחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486beitfromthyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650todosuchathingH1697! 8Behold,themoneyH3701thatwefoundH4672inoursacks'mouthsבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310wehavebroughtH7725againtotheefromthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;andhowוְאֵ֗יךְve.'EikhH349shouldwestealנִגְנֹב֙nig.NoH1589outofthy lord'shouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004silverH3701orgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091? 9WithwhomsoeverofthyservantsH5650itisfoundH4672,lethimdieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191;andwealsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571willbeנִֽהְיֶ֥הnih.YehH1961mylord's bondmen. 10AndhesaidH559,Nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258alsoגַּם־gam-H1571[let]it[beיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961] accordingtoyourwordsכְדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םkhe.div.rei.KhemH1697:lethimwithwhomitisfoundH4672beתִּהְי֥וּtih.YuH1961mybondman,butyeshallbeH1961blameless. 11Andtheyhastedandlaiddowneverymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hissackאַמְתַּחְתּ֖וֹ'am.tach.ToH572onthegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776,andopenedוַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּvai.yif.te.ChuH6605everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hissackאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572. 12Andhesearchedוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.PesH2664carefully:hebeganH2490attheeldest,andendedH3615attheyoungestוּבַקָּטֹ֖ןu.va.ka.TonH6996;andthecupהַגָּבִ֔יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375wasfoundH4672inBenjamin'ssackבְּאַמְתַּ֖חַתbe.'am.Ta.chatH572. 13Thentheyrenttheirclothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֑םsim.lo.TamH8071,andloadedוַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙vai.ya.'a.MosH6006everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisass,andtheyreturnedH7725tothecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892. 14AndJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063andhisbrethrencameH935toJoseph'shouseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004;andhewasstillעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750there;andtheyfellH5307downH5307beforehimtothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776. 15AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidH559tothem,Whatdeedהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥הha.ma.'a.SehH4639isthiswhichyehavedone?Didyenotknowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045thatsuchamanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376asIcancertainlydivine? 16AndJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063saidH559,WhatshallwesayH559tomylordH113?whatshallwespeakנְּדַבֵּ֖רne.da.BerH1696,andhowH4100justifyנִּצְטַדָּ֑קnitz.ta.DakH6663ourselves?Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hasfoundH4672outtheiniquityH5771ofthyservantsH5650;behold,wearemylord's bondmen,bothwe,andheinwhosehandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027thecupהַגָּבִ֖יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375hasbeenfoundH4672. 17AndhesaidH559,Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486beיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961itfrommetodoso!Themanהָאִ֡ישׁha.'IshH376inwhosehandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027thecupהַגָּבִ֜יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375hasbeenH1961foundH4672,heshallbeH1961mybondman;butasforyou,goעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927upinpeaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965toyourfatherאֲבִיכֶֽם׃ פ'a.vi.KhemH1. 18ThenJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063cameneartohim,andsaidH559,Ah!mylordH113,letthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650,Ipraythee,speakיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696awordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697inmylord'searsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241,andletnotthineangerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639burnיִ֥חַרYi.charH2734againstthyservantבְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָbe.'av.De.khaH5650;forthou artevenasPharaohכְּפַרְעֹֽה׃ke.far.'OhH6547. 19Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113askedשָׁאַ֔לsha.'AlH7592hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Haveyeafatherאָ֖ב'avH1,orabrotherאָֽח׃'AchH251? 20AndwesaidH559tomylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,Wehaveanagedfatherאָ֣ב'avH1,andachildוְיֶ֥לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206borntohiminhisoldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2205ageזְקֻנִ֖יםze.ku.NimH2208, [yet]youngH3206;andhisbrotherוְאָחִ֨יוve.'a.ChivH251isdeadH4191,andhealoneH905isleftH3498ofhismotherלְאִמּ֖וֹle.'i.MoH517;andhisfatherוְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.VivH1lovesH157him. 21Andthou saidst unto thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,Bringהוֹרִדֻ֖הוּho.ri.Du.huH3381himdownH3381tome,thatImaysetוְאָשִׂ֥ימָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760mineeyeעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869onhim. 22AndwesaidH559tomylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,TheyouthH5288cannotleaveלַעֲזֹ֣בla.'a.ZoH5800hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: ifheshouldleaveוְעָזַ֥בve.'a.ZavH5800hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, [hisfatherH1]woulddieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191. 23Andthou saidsttothyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,Unlessyouryoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251comeיֵרֵ֛דye.RedH3381downwithyou, yeshallseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200myfaceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440nomore. 24Anditcametopasswhenwecameuptothyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,wetoldH5046himthewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofmylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113. 25Andourfatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1saidH559,Goשֻׁ֖בוּShu.vuH7725again,buyשִׁבְרוּ־shiv.ru-H7666usalittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400. 26ButwesaidH559,Wecannotgoלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381down:ifouryoungestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֨ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251bewithus,thenwillwegoוְיָרַ֔דְנוּve.ya.Rad.nuH3381down;forwecannotseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200theman'sfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440unlessouryoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherוְאָחִ֥ינוּve.'a.Chi.nuH251iswithus. 27Andthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1saidH559tous, Yeknowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045thatmywifeאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802boreH3205metwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147[sons]; 28andtheoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259wentH3318outfromme,andIsaidH559,HemustcertainlyhavebeentornH2963inpieces;andIhavenotseenH7200him[again] hitherto. 29Andif yetakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֧םu.le.kach.TemH3947thisoneזֶ֛הzehH2088alsoגַּם־gam-H1571fromme,andmischiefshouldbefallhim, yewillbringH3381downmygreyhairsשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872withmiserytoSheolשְׁאֹֽלָה׃she.'O.lahH7585. 30AndnowH6258,whenIcomeכְּבֹאִי֙ke.vo.'IH935tothyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,andtheladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288isnotwithus, — seeingthathislifeוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315isboundH7194upwithhislifeבְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ve.naf.ShoH5315, 31itwillcometopasswhenheseesכִּרְאוֹת֛וֹkir.'o.ToH7200thattheladH5288isnot[there],thathewilldieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191;andthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֜יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650willbringוְהוֹרִ֨ידוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381downthegreyhairsשֵׂיבַ֨תsei.VatH7872ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650ourfatherאָבִ֛ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1withsorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015toSheolשְׁאֹֽלָה׃she.'O.lahH7585. 32Forthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650becamesuretyעָרַ֣ב'a.RavH6148fortheladH5288tomyfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,IfIbringאֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙'a.vi.'E.nuH935himnottothee,thenIshallbeguiltytowardmyfatherלְאָבִ֖יle.'a.ViH1allmydaysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117. 33AndnowH6258,letthyservantH5650stay,Ipraythee,insteadoftheladH5288abondmantomylordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113,andlettheladH5288goיַ֥עַלYa.'alH5927upwithhisbrethren; 34forhowאֵיךְ֙'eiKhH349shouldIgoאֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927uptomyfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1iftheladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288werenotwithme? —lestפֶּ֚ןpenH6435IseeH7200theevilH7451thatwouldcomeH5927onmyfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1. 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