New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 43:27-29

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.”

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