New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 42:29-38

29When they cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290in the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,they toldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him allכָּל־kol-H3605that had happenedהַקֹּרֹ֥תha.ko.RotH7136to them, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

30“The manהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376,the lordאֲדֹנֵ֥י'a.do.NeiH113of the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776,spokeדִּ֠בֶּרDi.berH1696harshlyקָשׁ֑וֹתka.ShotH7186with us, and tookוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414us for spiesכִּֽמְרַגְּלִ֖יםkim.ra.ge.LimH7270of the countryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31But we saidוַנֹּ֥אמֶרva.No.merH559to him, ‘We arehonestH3653menH3653;we are not spiesמְרַגְּלִֽים׃me.ra.ge.LimH7270.

32We are twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240brothersאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251,sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of our fatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1;oneהָאֶחָ֣דha.'e.ChadH259is noH369longerH369alive, and the youngestוְהַקָּטֹ֥ןve.ha.ka.TonH6996is with our fatherאָבִ֖ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.’

33The manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376,the lordאֲדֹנֵ֣י'a.do.NeiH113of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to us, ‘By thisH2088I will knowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045that you are honestH3653menH3653:leaveהַנִּ֣יחוּha.Ni.chuH5117oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259of your brothersאֲחִיכֶ֤ם'a.chi.KhemH251with me and takeקְח֥וּke.ChuH3947grain forthe famineרַעֲב֥וֹןra.'a.VonH7459of your householdsבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004,and goוָלֵֽכוּ׃va.Le.khuH1980.

34But bringוְ֠הָבִיאוּVe.ha.vi.'uH935your youngestהַקָּטֹן֮ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251to me that I may knowוְאֵֽדְעָ֗הve.'e.de.'AhH3045that you are not spiesמְרַגְּלִים֙me.ra.ge.LimH7270, buthonestH3653menH3653.I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414your brotherאֲחִיכֶם֙'a.chi.KhemH251to you, and you maytradeתִּסְחָֽרוּ׃tis.Cha.ruH5503in the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.’”

35Now it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about as they were emptyingH7385their sacksשַׂקֵּיהֶ֔םsa.kei.HemH8242,that beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,everyH376man’sאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376bundleצְרוֹר־tze.ror-H6872of moneyכַּסְפּ֖וֹkas.PoH3701wasin his sackבְּשַׂקּ֑וֹbe.sa.KoH8242;and when they and their fatherוַאֲבִיהֶ֖םva.'a.vi.HemH1sawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200their bundlesצְרֹר֧וֹתtze.ro.RotH6872of moneyכַּסְפֵּיהֶ֛םkas.pei.HemH3701,they were dismayedוַיִּירָֽאוּ׃vai.yi.Ra.'uH3372.

36Their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “You havebereavedH7921me of my childrenH7921:Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130is noH369moreH369,and Simeonוְשִׁמְע֣וֹןve.shim.'onH8095is noH369moreH369,and you would takeתִּקָּ֔חוּti.Ka.chuH3947Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֣ןbin.ya.MinH1144;allכֻלָּֽנָה׃khu.La.nahH3605these things are againstעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921me.”

37Then Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “You may putH4191my twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121to deathH4191ifאִם־'im-H518I do not bringאֲבִיאֶ֖נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935him backto you; putתְּנָ֤הte.NahH5414him in mycareיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027,and I will returnאֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725him to you.”

38ButJacob saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “My sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121shall not goיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381downH3381with you; for hisbrotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251is deadמֵ֜תmetH4191,and he aloneלְבַדּ֣וֹle.va.DoH905is leftנִשְׁאָ֗רnish.'ArH7604.If harmאָסוֹן֙'a.sOnH611should befallוּקְרָאָ֤הוּu.ke.ra.'A.huH7122him on the journeyבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870you are takingתֵּֽלְכוּ־te.le.khu-H1980, then you willbringH3381my grayשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872hairH7872downוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םve.ho.rad.TemH3381to Sheolשְׁאֽוֹלָה׃she.'o.lahH7585in sorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015.”

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