New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 43:19-25

19So they cameH5066nearH5066to Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004stewardהָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־ha.'Ish 'a.Sher 'al-H376 H834 H5921,and spokeוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to him at the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004,

20and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Ohבִּ֣יbiH994,my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,we indeedH3381cameH3381downH3381the firstH8462timeH8462to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400,

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.

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