New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 42:35-38

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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