New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 43:25-32

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?”

28They saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֥le.'av.de.KhaH5650our fatherלְאָבִ֖ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1is wellשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965;he is stillעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416.”They bowedוַֽיִּקְּד֖וּvai.yi.ke.DuH6915downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.yish.ta.chuH7812in homageH7812.

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.

31Then he washedוַיִּרְחַ֥ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440and cameוַיֵּצֵ֑אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out; and hecontrolledוַיִּ֨תְאַפַּ֔קvai.Yit.'a.PakH662himself and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Serveשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760the mealלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.”

32So they servedוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760him by himselfלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905,and them by themselvesלְבַדָּ֑םle.va.DamH905,and the EgyptiansH4713who ateהָאֹכְלִ֤יםha.'o.khe.LimH398with him by themselvesלְבַדָּ֔םle.va.DamH905,becauseH3588the EgyptiansH4713couldיוּכְל֜וּןyu.khe.LunH3201not eatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899with the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680, for that isloathsomeתוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441to the EgyptiansH4714.

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