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Genesis 42:16-19

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:

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