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Genesis 44:14-34

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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