New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 42:6-17

6NowJosephוְיוֹסֵ֗ףve.yo.SefH3130was the rulerהַשַּׁלִּ֣יטha.sha.LitH7989overעַל־'al-H5921the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;he was the one who soldהַמַּשְׁבִּ֖ירha.mash.BirH7666to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.And Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130brothersאֲחֵ֣י'a.CheiH251cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935andbowedH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812to him with theirfacesאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

7When Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251he recognizedH5234them, but he disguisedH5235himself to them andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696to them harshlyקָשׁ֗וֹתka.ShotH7186.And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370have you comeבָּאתֶ֔םba.TemH935from?” And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “From the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667,to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.”

8But Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130had recognizedוַיַּכֵּ֥רvai.ya.KerH5234his brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251, althoughthey did not recognizeהִכִּרֻֽהוּ׃hi.ki.Ru.huH5234him.

9Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֣רvai.yiz.KorH2142the dreamsהַחֲלֹמ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.MotH2472whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hehadחָלַ֖םcha.LamH2492about them, and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “You are spiesמְרַגְּלִ֣יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270;you have comeבָּאתֶֽם׃ba.TemH935to lookלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200at theundefendedH6172partsH6172of our landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.”

10Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808,my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,but your servantsוַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

11We are allכֻּלָּ֕נוּku.La.nuH3605sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376; we arehonestH3653menH3653,your servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are not spiesמְרַגְּלִֽים׃me.ra.ge.LimH7270.”

12Yet he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Noלֹ֕אlo'H3808,but you have comeבָּאתֶ֥םba.TemH935to lookלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200at theundefendedH6172partsH6172of our landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776!”

13But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂר֩she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240brothersאַחִ֧ים׀'a.ChimH251in all,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,the youngestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996is withour fatherאָבִ֙ינוּ֙'a.Vi.nuH1todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, andoneוְהָאֶחָ֖דve.ha.'e.ChadH259is noH369longerH369alive.”

14Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130saidH559to them, “It is as I saidדִּבַּ֧רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to you, you are spiesמְרַגְּלִ֥יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270;

15by thisH2088you will be testedתִּבָּחֵ֑נוּti.ba.Che.nuH974:by the lifeחֵ֤יcheiH2416of Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547,you shall not goתֵּצְא֣וּte.tze.'UH3318from thisH2088place unlessכִּ֧יkiH3588 H518your youngestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251comesבְּב֛וֹאbe.Vo'H935hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008!

16Sendשִׁלְח֨וּshil.ChuH7971oneאֶחָד֮'e.ChadH259of you that he may getוְיִקַּ֣חve.yi.KachH3947your brotherאֲחִיכֶם֒'a.chi.KhemH251,while you remain confinedהֵאָ֣סְר֔וּhe.'A.se.RuH631,that your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םdiv.rei.KhemH1697may be testedוְיִבָּֽחֲנוּ֙ve.yi.ba.cha.NuH974, whether there istruthהַֽאֱמֶ֖תha.'e.MetH571in you. But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not, by the lifeחֵ֣יcheiH2416of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547,surelyכִּ֥יkiH3588you are spiesמְרַגְּלִ֖יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270.”

17So he putH622them allH622togetherH622inprisonמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929for threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

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