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Genesis 42:9-14

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:

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