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Genesis 44:1-15

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?

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