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Genesis 42:17-22

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.

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