New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 43:1-15

1Now the famineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458was severeכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

2So it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about whenH3512they had finishedכִּלּוּ֙ki.LuH3615eatingלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398the grainהַשֶּׁ֔בֶרha.She.verH7668whichH834they had broughtהֵבִ֖יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,that their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Goשֻׁ֖בוּShu.vuH7725backH7725,buyשִׁבְרוּ־shiv.ru-H7666us a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.”

3Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063spokeH559to him, however, sayingH559, “The manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376solemnlyהָעֵ֣דha.'EdH5749warnedהֵעִד֩he.'IdH5749us, ‘You shall not seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200my faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440unlessבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115your brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251is with you.’

4Ifאִם־'im-H518you sendמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַme.sha.Le.achH7971our brotherאָחִ֖ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251with us, we will goנֵרְדָ֕הne.re.DahH3381downH3381and buyוְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥הve.nish.be.RahH7666you foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

5But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you do not sendמְשַׁלֵּ֖חַme.sha.Le.achH7971him,we will not goנֵרֵ֑דne.RedH3381downH3381;for the manהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to us, ‘You will not seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200my faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440unlessבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115your brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251is with you.’”

6Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100did you treatH7489me so badlyH7489by tellingלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whether you stillהַע֥וֹדha.'odH5750had anotherbrotherאָֽח׃'AchH251?”

7But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֡וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “The manהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376questionedשָׁא֣וֹלsha.'olH7592particularlyשָֽׁאַל־sha.'al-H7592about us and our relativesוּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּu.le.mo.lad.Te.nuH4138,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Is your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֥ם'a.vi.KhemH1stillהַע֨וֹדha.'odH5750aliveחַי֙chaiH2416?Haveהֲיֵ֣שׁha.YeshH3426you anotherbrotherאָ֔ח'AchH251?’ So weansweredוַנַ֨גֶּד־va.Na.ged-H5046his questionsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697.Could we possiblyהֲיָד֣וֹעַha.ya.Do.a'H3045knowנֵדַ֔עne.Da'H3045that he would sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, ‘Bringהוֹרִ֖ידוּho.Ri.duH3381your brotherאֲחִיכֶֽם׃'a.chi.KhemH251downH3381’?”

8Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Sendשִׁלְחָ֥הshil.ChahH7971the ladהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288with me and we will ariseוְנָק֣וּמָהve.na.Ku.mahH6965and goוְנֵלֵ֑כָהve.ne.Le.khahH1980,that we may liveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421and not dieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191,we as wellH1571as you and our littleטַפֵּֽנוּ׃ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945.

9I myselfאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595will be suretyאֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔נּוּ'e.'er.Ve.nuH6148for him;you may holdתְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נּוּte.vak.She.nuH1245 H3027me responsibleH4480 H3027for him. Ifאִם־'im-H518I do not bringהֲבִיאֹתִ֤יוha.vi.'o.TivH935him backto you and setוְהִצַּגְתִּ֣יוve.hi.tzag.TivH3322him beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, thenlet me bearH2398the blameH2398before you foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

10For ifלוּלֵ֣אlu.Le'H3884we had not delayedהִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּhit.mah.Ma.he.nuH4102,surelyH3588by nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258we could have returnedשַׁ֖בְנוּShav.nuH7725twiceפַעֲמָֽיִם׃fa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.”

11Then their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֗ם'a.vi.HemH1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it must besoכֵּ֣ן׀kenH3651,thenאֵפוֹא֮'e.fO'H645doעֲשׂוּ֒'a.SuH6213thisH2088:takeקְח֞וּke.ChuH3947someH4480of the bestH2173productsH2173of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776in yourbagsבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םbikh.lei.KhemH3627,and carryH3381downH3381to the manלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376as a presentמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503,a littleמְעַ֤טme.'AtH4592balmצֳרִי֙tzo.RiH6875and a littleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֔שׁde.VashH1706,aromaticH5219gumH5219andmyrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,pistachioH992nutsH992and almondsוּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃u.she.ke.DimH8247.

12Takeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947doubleמִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehH4932themoneyוְכֶ֥סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701in your handבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027,and takeH7725backH7725in your handבְיֶדְכֶ֔םve.yed.KhemH3027the moneyהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that was returnedH7725in the mouthבְּפִ֤יbe.FiH6310of your sacksאַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'am.te.cho.tei.KhemH572;perhapsאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194it was a mistakeמִשְׁגֶּ֖הmish.GehH4870.

13Takeקָ֑חוּKa.chuH3947your brotherאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251also, and ariseוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965,returnשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725to the manהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376;

14and mayGodוְאֵ֣לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֗יsha.DaiH7706grantיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414you compassionרַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.MimH7356in the sightלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,so that he will releaseוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971to youyour otherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144. And as for me,ifכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I am bereavedH7921of my childrenH7921,I am bereavedH7921.”

15So the menH376tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thisH2088presentהַמִּנְחָ֣הha.min.ChahH4503,and they tookלָקְח֥וּla.ke.ChuH3947doubleוּמִשְׁנֶה־u.mish.neh-H4932themoneyכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701in their handבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027,and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144;then they aroseוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965and wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

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