King James Version

Genesis 43

1And the famineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458wassoreכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

2And it came to pass, when they had eaten upכִּלּוּ֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣לki.Lu le.'e.KholH398 H3615the cornהַשֶּׁ֔בֶרha.She.verH7668which they had brought outהֵבִ֖יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Go againשֻׁ֖בוּShu.vuH7725,buyשִׁבְרוּ־shiv.ru-H7666us a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

3And Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063spakeוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376did solemnlyהָעֵ֣דha.'EdH5749protestהֵעִד֩he.'IdH5749unto us, sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Ye shall not seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200my faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,exceptבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115your brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251be with you.

4If thou wiltיֶשְׁךָ֛yesh.KhaH3426sendמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַme.sha.Le.achH7971our brotherאָחִ֖ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251with us, we will go downנֵרְדָ֕הne.re.DahH3381and buyוְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥הve.nish.be.RahH7666thee foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400:

5But if thou wilt not sendמְשַׁלֵּ֖חַme.sha.Le.achH7971him,we will not go downנֵרֵ֑דne.RedH3381:for the manהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559unto us, Ye shall not seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200my faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,except your brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251be with you.

6And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Wherefore dealt ye soillהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖םha.re.'o.TemH7489with me, asto tellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whether ye had yet a brotherאָֽח׃'AchH251?

7And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֡וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,The manהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376askedשָׁא֣וֹלsha.'olH7592us straitlyשָֽׁאַל־sha.'al-H7592of our state, and of our kindredוּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּu.le.mo.lad.Te.nuH4138,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Isyour fatherאֲבִיכֶ֥ם'a.vi.KhemH1yet aliveחַי֙chaiH2416?have yeהֲיֵ֣שׁha.YeshH3426anotherbrotherאָ֔ח'AchH251?and we toldוַנַ֨גֶּד־va.Na.ged-H5046him accordingעַל־'al-H5921to the tenorפִּ֖יpiH6310of these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697:could we certainlyהֲיָד֣וֹעַha.ya.Do.a'H3045knowנֵדַ֔עne.Da'H3045that he would sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559,Bringהוֹרִ֖ידוּho.Ri.duH3381your brotherאֲחִיכֶֽם׃'a.chi.KhemH251downH3381?

8And Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478his fatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1,Sendשִׁלְחָ֥הshil.ChahH7971the ladהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288with me, and we will ariseוְנָק֣וּמָהve.na.Ku.mahH6965and goH3212;that we may liveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421,and not dieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191, both we, and thou, andalso our little onesטַפֵּֽנוּ׃ta.Pe.nuH2945.

9I will be suretyאֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔נּוּ'e.'er.Ve.nuH6148for him; of my handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027shalt thou requireתְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נּוּte.vak.She.nuH1245him: ifH518I bringהֲבִיאֹתִ֤יוha.vi.'o.TivH935him notH518unto thee, and setוְהִצַּגְתִּ֣יוve.hi.tzag.TivH3322him before theeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440,then let me bear the blameוְחָטָ֥אתִֽיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398for everהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117:

10For exceptלוּלֵ֣אlu.Le'H3884we had lingeredהִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּhit.mah.Ma.he.nuH4102,surely now we had returnedשַׁ֖בְנוּShav.nuH7725this second timeפַעֲמָֽיִם׃fa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.

11And their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֗ם'a.vi.HemH1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, If it must beso nowאֵפוֹא֮'e.fO'H645,doעֲשׂוּ֒'a.SuH6213this; takeקְח֞וּke.ChuH3947of the best fruitsמִזִּמְרַ֤תmi.zim.RatH2173in the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776in your vesselsבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םbikh.lei.KhemH3627,and carry downוְהוֹרִ֥ידוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381the manלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376a presentמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503,a littleמְעַ֤טme.'AtH4592balmצֳרִי֙tzo.RiH6875,and a littleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֔שׁde.VashH1706,spicesנְכֹ֣אתne.KhotH5219,and myrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,nutsבָּטְנִ֖יםba.te.NimH992,and almondsוּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃u.she.ke.DimH8247:

12And takeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947doubleמִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehH4932moneyוְכֶ֥סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701in your handבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027;and the moneyהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that was brought againהַמּוּשָׁ֨בha.mu.ShavH7725in the mouthבְּפִ֤יbe.FiH6310of your sacksאַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'am.te.cho.tei.KhemH572, carry itagainתָּשִׁ֣יבוּta.Shi.vuH7725in your handבְיֶדְכֶ֔םve.yed.KhemH3027; peradventure it wasan oversightמִשְׁגֶּ֖הmish.GehH4870:

13Takeקָ֑חוּKa.chuH3947also your brotherאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251,and ariseוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965,go againשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725unto the manהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376:

14And Godוְאֵ֣לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֗יsha.DaiH7706giveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414you mercyרַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.MimH7356beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,that he may send awayוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971your otherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251,and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144.Ifכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I be bereavedשָׁכֹ֖לְתִּיsha.Kho.le.tiH7921of my children,I am bereavedשָׁכָֽלְתִּי׃sha.Khal.tiH7921.

15And the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thatהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063presentהַמִּנְחָ֣הha.min.ChahH4503,and they tookלָקְח֥וּla.ke.ChuH3947doubleוּמִשְׁנֶה־u.mish.neh-H4932moneyכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701in their handבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027,and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144;and rose upוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965,and went downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

16And when Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֒bin.ya.MinH1144withH854them, he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the ruler of his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,Bringהָבֵ֥אha.Ve'H935thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582homeהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,and slayוּטְבֹ֤חַ טֶ֙בַח֙u.te.Vo.ach te.vachH2874 H2873,and make readyוְהָכֵ֔ןve.ha.KhenH3559; for thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582shall dineיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398with me at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.

17And the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130badeאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559;and the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582into Joseph’sיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004.

18And the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were afraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,because they were broughtהֽוּבְאוּ֮hu.ve.'UH935into Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Becauseדְּבַ֤רde.VarH1697of the moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701that was returnedהַשָּׁ֤בha.ShavH7725in our sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572at the first timeבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462are we brought inמֽוּבָאִ֑יםmu.va.'ImH935;that he may seek occasionלְהִתְגֹּלֵ֤לle.hit.go.LelH1556against us, and fallוּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣לu.le.hit.na.PelH5307upon us, and takeוְלָקַ֧חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947us for bondmenלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650,and our assesחֲמֹרֵֽינוּ׃cha.mo.Rei.nuH2543.

19And they came nearוַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙vai.yi.ge.ShuH5066to the stewardהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376of Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and they communedוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696with him at the doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004,

20And saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Oבִּ֣יbiH994sirאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,we came indeedיָרֹ֥דya.RodH3381downיָרַ֛דְנוּya.Rad.nuH3381at the first timeבַּתְּחִלָּ֖הba.te.chi.LahH8462to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400:

21And it came to pass, when we cameבָ֣אנוּVa.nuH935to the innהַמָּל֗וֹןha.ma.LonH4411,that we openedוַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙va.nif.te.ChahH6605our sacksאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572, and, behold, everyman’sאִישׁ֙'ishH376moneyכֶֽסֶף־khe.sef-H3701wasin the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of his sackאַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹ'am.tach.ToH572,our moneyכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701in full weightבְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹbe.mish.ka.LoH4948:and we have brought it againוַנָּ֥שֶׁבva.Na.shevH7725in our handבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

22And otherאַחֵ֛ר'a.CherH312moneyוְכֶ֧סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701have we brought downהוֹרַ֥דְנוּho.Rad.nuH3381in our handsבְיָדֵ֖נוּve.ya.De.nuH3027to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400:we cannot tellיָדַ֔עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045who putשָׂ֥םsamH7760our moneyכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701in our sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572.

23And he saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Peaceשָׁל֨וֹםsha.LomH7965beto you, fearתִּירָ֗אוּti.Ra.'uH3372not: your Godאֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,and the Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאֲבִיכֶם֙'a.vi.KhemH1,hath givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414you treasureמַטְמוֹן֙mat.mOnH4301in your sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.'am.te.Cho.tei.KhemH572:I hadבָּ֣אba'H935your moneyכַּסְפְּכֶ֖םkas.pe.KhemH3701.And he broughtוַיּוֹצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095out unto them.

24And the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582into Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004,and gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414themwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325,and they washedוַיִּרְחֲצ֣וּvai.yir.cha.TzuH7364their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272;and he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414their assesלַחֲמֹֽרֵיהֶֽם׃la.cha.Mo.rei.HemH2543provenderמִסְפּ֖וֹאmis.Po'H4554.

25And they made readyוַיָּכִ֙ינוּ֙vai.ya.Khi.nuH3559the presentהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503againstעַד־'ad-H5704Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130cameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672:for they heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that they should eatיֹ֥אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899there.

26And when Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935homeהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004,they broughtוַיָּבִ֥יאּוּvai.ya.Vi'.'uH935him the presentהַמִּנְחָ֥הha.min.ChahH4503which wasin their handבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027into the houseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselves to him to the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

27And he askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592them of theirwelfareלְשָׁל֔וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isyour fatherאֲבִיכֶ֥ם'a.vi.KhemH1wellהֲשָׁל֛וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,the old manהַזָּקֵ֖ןha.za.KenH2205of whom ye spakeאֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם'a.mar.TemH559? Ishe yet aliveחָֽי׃ChaiH2416?

28And they answeredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Thy servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֥le.'av.de.KhaH5650our fatherלְאָבִ֖ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1isin good healthשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965, he isyet aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416.And they bowed down their headsוַֽיִּקְּד֖וּvai.yi.ke.DuH6915,and made obeisanceוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.yish.ta.chuH7812.

29And he lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,and sawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200his brotherאָחִיו֮'a.ChivH251Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֣יןbin.ya.MinH1144,his mother’sאִמּוֹ֒'i.MoH517sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isthis your youngerהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251,of whom ye spakeאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559unto me? And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430be graciousיָחְנְךָ֖ya.che.ne.KhaH2603unto thee, my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121.

30And Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130made hasteוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116;for his bowelsרַחֲמָיו֙ra.cha.MavH7356did yearnנִכְמְר֤וּnikh.me.RuH3648upon his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251:and he soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245whereto weepלִבְכּ֑וֹתliv.KotH1058;and he enteredוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into hischamberהַחַ֖דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315,and weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058there.

31And he washedוַיִּרְחַ֥ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,and went outוַיֵּצֵ֑אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and refrainedוַיִּ֨תְאַפַּ֔קvai.Yit.'a.PakH662himself, and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Set onשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

32And they set onוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the EgyptiansH4713,which did eatהָאֹכְלִ֤יםha.'o.khe.LimH398with him, by themselves: because the EgyptiansH4713mightיוּכְל֜וּןyu.khe.LunH3201not eatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899with the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680; for that isan abominationתוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441unto the EgyptiansH4714.

33And they satוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427before himלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440,the firstbornהַבְּכֹר֙ha.be.KhorH1060according to his birthrightכִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹkiv.Kho.ra.ToH1062,and the youngestוְהַצָּעִ֖ירve.ha.tza.'IrH6810according to his youthכִּצְעִרָת֑וֹkitz.'i.ra.ToH6812:and the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582marvelledוַיִּתְמְה֥וּvai.yit.me.HuH8539oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376at anotherרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.

34And he tookוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375and sentmessesH4864unto them from before himפָּנָיו֮pa.NavH6440:but Benjamin’sבִּנְיָמִ֛ןbin.ya.MinH1144messH4864was fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568timesיָד֑וֹתya.DotH3027so much asוַתֵּ֜רֶבva.Te.revH7235any of theirs. And they drankוַיִּשְׁתּ֥וּvai.yish.TuH8354,and were merryוַֽיִּשְׁכְּר֖וּvai.yish.ke.RuH7937with him.

Commentaries on Genesis 43

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