King James Version

Genesis 42

1Now when Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that there wasיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426cornשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his sonsלְבָנָ֔יוle.va.NavH1121,Why do ye lookתִּתְרָאֽוּ׃tit.ra.'UH7200one upon another?

2And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, I have heardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085that there isיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426cornשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:get you downרְדוּ־re.du-H3381thither, and buyוְשִׁבְרוּ־ve.shiv.ru-H7666for us from thence; that we may liveוְנִחְיֶ֖הve.nich.YehH2421,and not dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

3And Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235brethrenאֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-H251went downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to buyלִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.BorH7666cornבָּ֖רbarH1250in Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

4But Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֙bin.ya.MinH1144,Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971not with his brethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251;for he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,Lest peradventureפֶּן־pen-H6435mischiefאָסֽוֹן׃'a.SonH611befall himיִקְרָאֶ֖נּוּyik.ra.'E.nuH7122.

5And the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to buyלִשְׁבֹּ֖רlish.BorH7666cornamongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432those that cameהַבָּאִ֑יםha.ba.'ImH935:for the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

6And Josephוְיוֹסֵ֗ףve.yo.SefH3130wasthe governorהַשַּׁלִּ֣יטha.sha.LitH7989over the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and he it wasthat soldהַמַּשְׁבִּ֖ירha.mash.BirH7666to all the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130brethrenאֲחֵ֣י'a.CheiH251cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,and bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselves before him withtheir facesאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

7And Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251,and he knewוַיַּכִּרֵ֑םvai.ya.ki.RemH5234them, but made himself strangeוַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨רvai.yit.na.KerH5234unto them, and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696roughlyקָשׁ֗וֹתka.ShotH7186unto them; and he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Whenceמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370comeבָּאתֶ֔םba.TemH935ye? And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,From the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

8And Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130knewוַיַּכֵּ֥רvai.ya.KerH5234his brethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251,but they knewהִכִּרֻֽהוּ׃hi.ki.Ru.huH5234not him.

9And Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֣רvai.yiz.KorH2142the dreamsהַחֲלֹמ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.MotH2472which he dreamedחָלַ֖םcha.LamH2492of them, and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Ye arespiesמְרַגְּלִ֣יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270;to seeלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776ye are comeבָּאתֶֽם׃ba.TemH935.

10And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Nay, my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,but to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400are thy servantsוַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935.

11Weנָ֑חְנוּNa.che.nuH5168areall oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259man’sאִישׁ־'ish-H376sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121; we aretrueכֵּנִ֣יםke.NimH3651men,thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are no spiesמְרַגְּלִֽים׃me.ra.ge.LimH7270.

12And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Nay, but to seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776ye are comeבָּאתֶ֥םba.TemH935.

13And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650aretwelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂר֩she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147brethrenאַחִ֧ים׀'a.ChimH251,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;and, behold, the youngestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996isthis dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117with our fatherאָבִ֙ינוּ֙'a.Vi.nuH1,and oneוְהָאֶחָ֖דve.ha.'e.ChadH259is not.

14And Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, That is itthat I spakeדִּבַּ֧רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696unto you, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Ye arespiesמְרַגְּלִ֥יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270:

15Herebyבְּזֹ֖אתbe.ZotH2063ye shall be provedתִּבָּחֵ֑נוּti.ba.Che.nuH974:By the lifeחֵ֤יcheiH2416of Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547ye shall not go forthתֵּצְא֣וּte.tze.'UH3318hence, except your youngestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251comeבְּב֛וֹאbe.Vo'H935hither.

16Sendשִׁלְח֨וּshil.ChuH7971oneאֶחָד֮'e.ChadH259of you, and let him fetchוְיִקַּ֣חve.yi.KachH3947your brotherאֲחִיכֶם֒'a.chi.KhemH251,and ye shall be kept in prisonהֵאָ֣סְר֔וּhe.'A.se.RuH631,that your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םdiv.rei.KhemH1697may be provedוְיִבָּֽחֲנוּ֙ve.yi.ba.cha.NuH974, whether there be anytruthהַֽאֱמֶ֖תha.'e.MetH571inאִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.KhemH854you: or elseלֹ֕אlo'H3808by the lifeחֵ֣יcheiH2416of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547surely ye arespiesמְרַגְּלִ֖יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270.

17And he put them all togetherוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622into wardמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

18And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,This doעֲשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213,and liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421; forI fearיָרֵֽא׃ya.Re'H3373Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:

19If ye betrueכֵּנִ֣יםke.NimH3651men,let oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259of your brethrenאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251be boundיֵאָסֵ֖רye.'a.SerH631in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of your prisonמִשְׁמַרְכֶ֑םmish.mar.KhemH4929:goH3212ye, carryהָבִ֔יאוּha.Vi.'uH935cornשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668for the famineרַעֲב֥וֹןra.'a.VonH7459of your housesבָּתֵּיכֶֽם׃ba.tei.KhemH1004:

20But bringתָּבִ֣יאוּta.Vi.'uH935your youngestהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֤ם'a.chi.KhemH251unto me; so shall your wordsדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םdiv.rei.KhemH1697be verifiedוְיֵאָמְנ֥וּve.ye.'a.me.NuH539,and ye shall not dieתָמ֑וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191.And they didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so.

21And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251, We areverilyאֲבָל֮'a.ValH61guiltyאֲשֵׁמִ֣ים׀'a.she.MimH818concerning our brotherאָחִינוּ֒'a.chi.NuH251,in thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834we sawרָאִ֜ינוּra.'I.nuH7200the anguishצָרַ֥תtza.RatH6869of his soulנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315,when he besoughtבְּהִתְחַֽנְנ֥וֹbe.hit.cha.NoH2603us, and we would not hearשָׁמָ֑עְנוּsha.Ma.'e.nuH8085;therefore is this distressהַצָּרָ֖הha.tza.RahH6869comeבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935upon us.

22And Reubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030them, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Spake Iאָמַ֨רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559not unto you, sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559,Do not sinתֶּחֶטְא֥וּte.chet.'UH2398against the childבַיֶּ֖לֶדvai.Ye.ledH3206;and ye would not hearשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.TemH8085?therefore, behold, also his bloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818is requiredנִדְרָֽשׁ׃nid.RashH1875.

23And they knewיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045not that Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130understoodשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085them;for he spake unto them by an interpreterהַמֵּלִ֖יץha.me.LitzH3887.

24And he turned himself aboutוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437from them, and weptוַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058;and returned to them againוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,and communedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696with them, and tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947from them Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,and boundוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥רvai.ye.'e.SorH631him before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

25Then Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680to fillוַיְמַלְא֣וּvay.mal.'UH4390their sacksכְּלֵיהֶם֮ke.lei.HemH3627with cornבָּר֒barH1250,and to restoreוּלְהָשִׁ֤יבu.le.ha.ShivH7725every man’sאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376moneyכַּסְפֵּיהֶם֙kas.pei.HemH3701into his sackשַׂקּ֔וֹsa.KoH8242,and to giveוְלָתֵ֥תve.la.TetH5414them provisionצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for the wayלַדָּ֑רֶךְla.Da.rekhH1870:and thusכֵּֽן׃KenH3651did heוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213unto them.

26And they ladedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375their assesחֲמֹרֵיהֶ֑םcha.mo.rei.HemH2543with the cornשִׁבְרָ֖םshiv.RamH7668,and departedH3212thence.

27And as oneהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259of them openedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605his sackשַׂקּ֗וֹsa.KoH8242to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414his assלַחֲמֹר֖וֹla.cha.mo.RoH2543provenderמִסְפּ֛וֹאmis.Po'H4554in the innבַּמָּל֑וֹןba.ma.LonH4411,he espiedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200his moneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701; for, behold, it wasin his sack’sאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572mouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310.

28And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his brethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251,My moneyכַּסְפִּ֔יkas.PiH3701is restoredהוּשַׁ֣בhu.ShavH7725;and, loהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, it iseven in my sackבְאַמְתַּחְתִּ֑יve.'am.tach.TiH572:and their heartלִבָּ֗םli.BamH3820failedוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318them,and they were afraidוַיֶּֽחֶרְד֞וּvai.ye.cher.DuH2729,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376to anotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251, What is this thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213unto us?

29And they cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1unto the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and toldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him all that befellהַקֹּרֹ֥תha.ko.RotH7136unto them; sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

30The manהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376, who isthe lordאֲדֹנֵ֥י'a.do.NeiH113of the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776,spakeדִּ֠בֶּרDi.berH1696roughlyקָשׁ֑וֹתka.ShotH7186to us, and tookוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414us for spiesכִּֽמְרַגְּלִ֖יםkim.ra.ge.LimH7270of the countryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31And we saidוַנֹּ֥אמֶרva.No.merH559unto him, We aretrueכֵּנִ֣יםke.NimH3651men;we are no spiesמְרַגְּלִֽים׃me.ra.ge.LimH7270:

32We betwelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240brethrenאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251,sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of our fatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1;oneהָאֶחָ֣דha.'e.ChadH259isnot, and the youngestוְהַקָּטֹ֥ןve.ha.ka.TonH6996isthis dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117with our fatherאָבִ֖ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

33And the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376,the lordאֲדֹנֵ֣י'a.do.NeiH113of the countryהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto us, Hereby shall I knowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045that ye aretrueכֵנִ֖יםkhe.NimH3651men;leaveH3240oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259of your brethrenאֲחִיכֶ֤ם'a.chi.KhemH251herewith me, and takeקְח֥וּke.ChuH3947food forthe famineרַעֲב֥וֹןra.'a.VonH7459of your householdsבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004,and be goneH3212:

34And bringוְ֠הָבִיאוּVe.ha.vi.'uH935your youngestהַקָּטֹן֮ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251unto me: then shall I knowוְאֵֽדְעָ֗הve.'e.de.'AhH3045that ye areno spiesמְרַגְּלִים֙me.ra.ge.LimH7270, but that ye aretrueכֵנִ֖יםkhe.NimH3651men: sowill I deliverאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414you your brotherאֲחִיכֶם֙'a.chi.KhemH251,and ye shall traffickתִּסְחָֽרוּ׃tis.Cha.ruH5503in the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

35And it came to pass as they emptiedמְרִיקִ֣יםme.ri.KimH7324their sacksשַׂקֵּיהֶ֔םsa.kei.HemH8242,that, behold, every man’sאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376bundleצְרוֹר־tze.ror-H6872of moneyכַּסְפּ֖וֹkas.PoH3701wasin his sackבְּשַׂקּ֑וֹbe.sa.KoH8242: and when boththey and their fatherוַאֲבִיהֶ֖םva.'a.vi.HemH1sawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200the bundlesצְרֹר֧וֹתtze.ro.RotH6872of moneyכַּסְפֵּיהֶ֛םkas.pei.HemH3701,they were afraidוַיִּירָֽאוּ׃vai.yi.Ra.'uH3372.

36And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Me have ye bereavedשִׁכַּלְתֶּ֑םshi.kal.TemH7921of my children:Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130isnot, and Simeonוְשִׁמְע֣וֹןve.shim.'onH8095isnot, and ye will takeתִּקָּ֔חוּti.Ka.chuH3947Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֣ןbin.ya.MinH1144away: all these things are against me.

37And Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Slayתָּמִ֔יתta.MitH4191my twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121,if I bringאֲבִיאֶ֖נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935him not to thee: deliverתְּנָ֤הte.NahH5414him into my handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027,and I will bring him to thee againאֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725.

38And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,My sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121shall not go downיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381with you; for his brotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251is deadמֵ֜תmetH4191,and he is leftנִשְׁאָ֗רnish.'ArH7604alone: if mischiefאָסוֹן֙'a.sOnH611befallוּקְרָאָ֤הוּu.ke.ra.'A.huH7122him by the wayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870in the which ye goH3212,then shall ye bring downוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םve.ho.rad.TemH3381my gray hairsשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872with sorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015to the graveשְׁאֽוֹלָה׃she.'o.lahH7585.

Commentaries on Genesis 42

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