New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 43:11-15

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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