New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 42:1-5

1NowJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426was grainשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his sonsלְבָנָ֔יוle.va.NavH1121, “Whyלָ֖מָּהLa.mahH4100are you staringתִּתְרָאֽוּ׃tit.ra.'UH7200at one another?”

2He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I have heardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085that thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426is grainשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;goרְדוּ־re.du-H3381downH3381thereשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033and buyוְשִׁבְרוּ־ve.shiv.ru-H7666some for usfrom that placeמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033,so that we may liveוְנִחְיֶ֖הve.nich.YehH2421and not dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.”

3Then tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235brothersאֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-H251of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to buyלִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.BorH7666grainבָּ֖רbarH1250from Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

4But Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290did not sendשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֙bin.ya.MinH1144with his brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251,for he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “I am afraid that harmאָסֽוֹן׃'a.SonH611may befallיִקְרָאֶ֖נּוּyik.ra.'E.nuH7122him.”

5So the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to buyלִשְׁבֹּ֖רlish.BorH7666grainH7666amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432those who were comingהַבָּאִ֑יםha.ba.'ImH935,for the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667also.

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