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Genesis 44:2-17

2Andputתָּשִׂים֙ta.SimH7760mycupגְּבִיעִ֞יge.vi.'IH1375,thesilverH3701cupגְּבִ֣יעַge.Vi.a'H1375,inthemouthבְּפִי֙be.FiH6310ofthesackאַמְתַּ֣חַת'am.Ta.chatH572oftheyoungestהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996,andhisgrain-money.Andhedidaccordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130whichhehadspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

3Inthemorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,whenitwaslightא֑וֹר'orH215,themenH376weresentH7971awayH7971,theyandtheirasses.

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.

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