King James Version

Genesis 44

1And he commandedוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680the steward of his houseבֵּיתוֹ֮bei.ToH1004,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Fillמַלֵּ֞אma.Le'H4390the men’sהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582sacksאַמְתְּחֹ֤ת'am.te.ChotH572withfoodאֹ֔כֶל'O.khelH400,as much asH834they canיוּכְל֖וּןyu.khe.LunH3201carryשְׂאֵ֑תse.'EtH5375,and putוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760every man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376moneyכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701in his sack’sאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572mouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310.

2And putתָּשִׂים֙ta.SimH7760my cupגְּבִיעִ֞יge.vi.'IH1375,the silverהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701cupגְּבִ֣יעַge.Vi.a'H1375,in the sack’sאַמְתַּ֣חַת'am.Ta.chatH572mouthבְּפִי֙be.FiH6310of the youngestהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996,and his cornשִׁבְר֑וֹshiv.RoH7668moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701.And he didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697that Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130had spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

3As soon as the morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242was lightא֑וֹר'orH215,the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582were sent awayשֻׁלְּח֔וּshu.le.ChuH7971,they and their assesוַחֲמֹרֵיהֶֽם׃va.cha.mo.rei.HemH2543.

4Andwhen they were gone outיָֽצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318of the cityהָעִיר֮ha.'IrH5892, and not yetfar offהִרְחִיקוּ֒hir.chi.KuH7368,Josephוְיוֹסֵ֤ףve.yo.SefH3130saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559unto his stewardבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,Upק֥וּםkumH6965,followרְדֹ֖ףre.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.ShimH582;and when thou dost overtakeוְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙ve.hi.sag.TamH5381them, sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Wherefore have ye rewardedשִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥םshi.lam.TemH7999evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451for goodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896?

5Is not this itin which my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113drinkethיִשְׁתֶּ֤הyish.TehH8354,and whereby indeedנַחֵ֥שׁna.CheshH5172he divinethיְנַחֵ֖שׁye.na.CheshH5172?ye have done evilהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖םha.re.'o.TemH7489in so doingעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213.

6And he overtookוַֽיַּשִּׂגֵ֑םvai.ya.si.GemH5381them, and he spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto them these sameהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

7And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Wherefore saithיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113these wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697?God forbidחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486that thy servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650should doמֵעֲשׂ֖וֹתme.'a.SotH6213according to this thingכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697:

8Behold, the moneyכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,which we foundמָצָ֙אנוּ֙ma.Tza.nuH4672in our sacks’אַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572mouthsבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310,we brought againהֱשִׁיבֹ֥נוּhe.shi.Vo.nuH7725unto thee out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667:how then should we stealנִגְנֹב֙nig.NoH1589out of thy lord’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701or goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091?

9With whomsoever of thy servantsמֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָme.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650it be foundיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672,both let him dieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191,and we also will be my lord’sלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113bondmenלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

10And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Now also let it beaccording unto your wordsכְדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םkhe.div.rei.KhemH1697:כֶּן־ken-H3651he with whom it is foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672shall be my servantעָ֔בֶד'A.vedH5650;and ye shall be blamelessנְקִיִּֽם׃ne.ki.YimH5355.

11Then they speedilyוַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116took downוַיּוֹרִ֛דוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376his sackאַמְתַּחְתּ֖וֹ'am.tach.ToH572to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776,and openedוַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּvai.yif.te.ChuH6605every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376his sackאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572.

12And he searchedוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.PesH2664, andbeganהֵחֵ֔לhe.ChelH2490at the eldestבַּגָּד֣וֹלba.ga.DolH1419,and leftכִּלָּ֑הki.LahH3615at the youngestוּבַקָּטֹ֖ןu.va.ka.TonH6996:and the cupהַגָּבִ֔יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375was foundוַיִּמָּצֵא֙vai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672in Benjamin’sבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144sackבְּאַמְתַּ֖חַתbe.'am.Ta.chatH572.

13Then they rentוַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּvai.yik.re.'UH7167their clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֑םsim.lo.TamH8071,and ladedוַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙vai.ya.'a.MosH6006every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his assחֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.RoH2543,and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to the cityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.

14And Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and his brethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004; for he wasyet there: and they fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307before himלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440on the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

15And Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, What deedהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥הha.ma.'a.SehH4639isthis that ye have doneעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213?wot yeיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045not that such a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376as I can certainlyנַחֵ֧שׁna.CheshH5172divineיְנַחֵ֛שׁye.na.CheshH5172?

16And Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What shall we sayנֹּאמַר֙no.MarH559unto my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113?what shall we speakנְּדַבֵּ֖רne.da.BerH1696?or how shall we clear ourselvesנִּצְטַדָּ֑קnitz.ta.DakH6663?Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hath found outמָצָא֙ma.Tza'H4672the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650: behold, we aremy lord’sלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113servantsעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650, both we, and healsoH1571with whomאֲשֶׁר־ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃'a.Sher- be.ya.DoH3027 H834the cupהַגָּבִ֖יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375is foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672.

17And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,God forbidחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I should doמֵעֲשׂ֖וֹתme.'a.SotH6213soזֹ֑אתZotH2063: butthe manהָאִ֡ישׁha.'IshH376in whose handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027the cupהַגָּבִ֜יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375is foundנִמְצָ֨אnim.Tza'H4672,he shall be my servantעָ֔בֶד'A.vedH5650;and as for you, get you upעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927in peaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965unto your fatherאֲבִיכֶֽם׃ פ'a.vi.KhemH1.

18Then Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063came nearוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066unto him, and saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559,Ohבִּ֣יbiH994my lordאֲדֹנִי֒'a.do.NiH113,let thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650,I pray thee, speakיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696a wordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697in my lord’sאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241,and let not thine angerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639burnיִ֥חַרYi.charH2734against thy servantבְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָbe.'av.De.khaH5650: for thou arteven as Pharaohכְּפַרְעֹֽה׃ke.far.'OhH6547.

19My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113askedשָׁאַ֔לsha.'AlH7592his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Haveהֲיֵשׁ־ha.yesh-H3426ye a fatherאָ֖ב'avH1,or a brotherאָֽח׃'AchH251?

20And we saidוַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.No.merH559unto my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,We haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426a fatherאָ֣ב'avH1,an old manזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2205,and a childוְיֶ֥לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206of his old ageזְקֻנִ֖יםze.ku.NimH2208,a little oneקָטָ֑ןka.TanH6996;and his brotherוְאָחִ֨יוve.'a.ChivH251is deadמֵ֜תmetH4191,and he alone is leftוַיִּוָּתֵ֨רvai.yi.va.TerH3498of his motherלְאִמּ֖וֹle.'i.MoH517,and his fatherוְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.VivH1lovethאֲהֵבֽוֹ׃'a.he.VoH157him.

21And thou saidstוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559unto thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,Bring him downהוֹרִדֻ֖הוּho.ri.Du.huH3381unto me, that I may setוְאָשִׂ֥ימָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760mine eyesעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869upon him.

22And we saidוַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.No.merH559unto my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,The ladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288cannotיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201leaveלַעֲזֹ֣בla.'a.ZoH5800his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: for ifhe should leaveוְעָזַ֥בve.'a.ZavH5800his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, his fatherwould dieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.

23And thou saidstוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559unto thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,ExceptH3808your youngestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251come downיֵרֵ֛דye.RedH3381with you, ye shall seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200my faceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440no moreתֹסִפ֖וּןto.si.FunH3254.

24And it came to pass when we came upעָלִ֔ינוּ'a.Li.nuH5927unto thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,we toldוַנַּ֨גֶּד־va.Na.ged-H5046him the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

25And our fatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Go againשֻׁ֖בוּShu.vuH7725, andbuyשִׁבְרוּ־shiv.ru-H7666us a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

26And we saidוַנֹּ֕אמֶרva.No.merH559,We cannotנוּכַ֖לnu.KhalH3201go downלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381:if our youngestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֨ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251beיֵשׁ֩yeshH3426with us, then will we go downוְיָרַ֔דְנוּve.ya.Rad.nuH3381:for we mayנוּכַ֗לnu.KhalH3201not seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200the man’sהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,exceptאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369our youngestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherוְאָחִ֥ינוּve.'a.Chi.nuH251be with us.

27And thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto us, Ye knowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045that my wifeאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802bareיָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205me twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147sons:

28And the oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259went outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from me, and I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559,Surelyטָרֹ֣ףta.RofH2963he is torn in piecesטֹרָ֑ףto.RafH2963;and I saw himרְאִיתִ֖יוre.'i.TivH7200not sinceהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008:

29And if ye takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֧םu.le.kach.TemH3947this also fromמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973meפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440,and mischiefאָס֑וֹן'a.SonH611befall himוְקָרָ֣הוּve.ka.Ra.huH7136,ye shall bring downוְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םve.ho.rad.TemH3381my gray hairsשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872with sorrowבְּרָעָ֖הbe.ra.'AhH7451to the graveשְׁאֹֽלָה׃she.'O.lahH7585.

30Now therefore when I comeכְּבֹאִי֙ke.vo.'IH935to thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,and the ladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288benot with us; seeing that his lifeוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315is bound upקְשׁוּרָ֥הke.shu.RahH7194in the lad’s lifeבְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ve.naf.ShoH5315;

31It shall come to pass, when he seethכִּרְאוֹת֛וֹkir.'o.ToH7200that the ladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288is not with us,that he will dieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191:and thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֜יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650shall bring downוְהוֹרִ֨ידוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381the gray hairsשֵׂיבַ֨תsei.VatH7872of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650our fatherאָבִ֛ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1with sorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015to the graveשְׁאֹֽלָה׃she.'O.lahH7585.

32For thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650became suretyעָרַ֣ב'a.RavH6148for the ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288untoמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,If I bringאֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙'a.vi.'E.nuH935him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blameוְחָטָ֥אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398to my fatherלְאָבִ֖יle.'a.ViH1for everהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

33Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650abideיֵֽשֶׁב־ye.shev-H3427instead of the ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288a bondmanעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113;and let the ladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288go upיַ֥עַלYa.'alH5927with his brethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

34For howאֵיךְ֙'eiKhH349shall I go upאֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927to my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,and the ladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288benot with me? lest peradventure I seeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200the evilבָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451that shall come onיִמְצָ֖אyim.Tza'H4672my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

Commentaries on Genesis 44

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