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Genesis 42:6-9

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.

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