New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 43:8-11

8Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Sendשִׁלְחָ֥הshil.ChahH7971the ladהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288with me and we will ariseוְנָק֣וּמָהve.na.Ku.mahH6965and goוְנֵלֵ֑כָהve.ne.Le.khahH1980,that we may liveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421and not dieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191,we as wellH1571as you and our littleטַפֵּֽנוּ׃ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945.

9I myselfאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595will be suretyאֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔נּוּ'e.'er.Ve.nuH6148for him;you may holdתְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נּוּte.vak.She.nuH1245 H3027me responsibleH4480 H3027for him. Ifאִם־'im-H518I do not bringהֲבִיאֹתִ֤יוha.vi.'o.TivH935him backto you and setוְהִצַּגְתִּ֣יוve.hi.tzag.TivH3322him beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, thenlet me bearH2398the blameH2398before you foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

10For ifלוּלֵ֣אlu.Le'H3884we had not delayedהִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּhit.mah.Ma.he.nuH4102,surelyH3588by nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258we could have returnedשַׁ֖בְנוּShav.nuH7725twiceפַעֲמָֽיִם׃fa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.”

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.

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