New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 43:15-30
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.
16When Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֒bin.ya.MinH1144with them, he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004stewardלַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־la.'a.Sher 'al-H834H5921, “Bringהָבֵ֥אha.Ve'H935the menH376into the houseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,and slayוּטְבֹ֤חַu.te.Vo.achH2873an animalטֶ֙בַח֙te.vachH2874and makeH3559readyH3559;for the menH376are to dineיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398with me at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.”
18Now the menH376were afraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they were broughtהֽוּבְאוּ֮hu.ve.'UH935to Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “It isbecauseדְּבַ֤רde.VarH5921H1697of the moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701that was returnedהַשָּׁ֤בha.ShavH7725in our sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572the firstH8462timeH8462that we are being broughtמֽוּבָאִ֑יםmu.va.'ImH935in, that he mayseekH1556occasionH1556againstH5921us and fallוּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣לu.le.hit.na.PelH5307upon us, and takeוְלָקַ֧חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947us for slavesלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650with our donkeysחֲמֹרֵֽינוּ׃cha.mo.Rei.nuH2543.”
21and it cameוַֽיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961about whenכִּי־ki-H3588we cameבָ֣אנוּVa.nuH935to the lodgingהַמָּל֗וֹןha.ma.LonH4411placeH4411,that we openedוַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙va.nif.te.ChahH6605our sacksאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,eachH376man’sאִישׁ֙'ishH376moneyכֶֽסֶף־khe.sef-H3701was in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of his sackאַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹ'am.tach.ToH572,our moneyכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701infullבְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹbe.mish.ka.LoH4948. Sowe have broughtH7725it backוַנָּ֥שֶׁבva.Na.shevH7725in our handבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.
22We have also broughtH3381downהוֹרַ֥דְנוּho.Rad.nuH3381otherאַחֵ֛ר'a.CherH312moneyוְכֶ֧סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701in our handבְיָדֵ֖נוּve.ya.De.nuH3027to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400;we do not knowיָדַ֔עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045whoמִי־mi-H4310putשָׂ֥םsamH7760our moneyכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701in our sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572.”
23He saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “Be at easeשָׁל֨וֹםsha.LomH7965,do not be afraidתִּירָ֗אוּti.Ra.'uH3372.Your Godאֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430and the Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאֲבִיכֶם֙'a.vi.KhemH1has givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414you treasureמַטְמוֹן֙mat.mOnH4301in your sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.'am.te.Cho.tei.KhemH572;I hadבָּ֣אba'H935your moneyכַּסְפְּכֶ֖םkas.pe.KhemH3701.” Thenhe broughtוַיּוֹצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095out to them.
24Then the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935the menH376into Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004andgaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414them waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325, and theywashedוַיִּרְחֲצ֣וּvai.yir.cha.TzuH7364their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272;and he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414their donkeysלַחֲמֹֽרֵיהֶֽם׃la.cha.Mo.rei.HemH2543fodderמִסְפּ֖וֹאmis.Po'H4554.
25So they preparedוַיָּכִ֙ינוּ֙vai.ya.Khi.nuH3559the presentהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503for Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130comingבּ֥וֹאBo'H935at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672;for they had heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that they were to eatיֹ֥אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398a mealלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.
26When Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935homeהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004,they broughtוַיָּבִ֥יאּוּvai.ya.Vi'.'uH935into the houseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004to him the presentהַמִּנְחָ֥הha.min.ChahH4503whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was in their handבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776before him.
27Then he askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592them about their welfareלְשָׁל֔וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is your oldהַזָּקֵ֖ןha.za.KenH2205fatherאֲבִיכֶ֥ם'a.vi.KhemH1wellהֲשָׁל֛וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,of whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you spokeאֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם'a.mar.TemH559?Is he stillהַעוֹדֶ֖נּוּha.'o.De.nuH5750aliveחָֽי׃ChaiH2416?”
29As he liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869and sawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200his brotherאָחִיו֮'a.ChivH251Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֣יןbin.ya.MinH1144,his mother’sאִמּוֹ֒'i.MoH517sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thisהֲזֶה֙ha.ZehH2088your youngestהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251,of whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you spokeאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559to me?” And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “May Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430be graciousיָחְנְךָ֖ya.che.ne.KhaH2603to you, my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121.”
30Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130hurriedוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116out forhe was deeplyרַחֲמָיו֙ra.cha.MavH7356stirredנִכְמְר֤וּnikh.me.RuH3648overאֶל־'el-H413his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,and he soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245a placeto weepלִבְכּ֑וֹתliv.KotH1058;and he enteredוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935his chamberהַחַ֖דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315andweptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.
Commentaries on Genesis 43
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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