Genesis 42
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Genesis 42:6-7

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.
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