New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 44:1-15

1Then he commandedוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680his houseבֵּיתוֹ֮bei.ToH1004stewardעַל־'al-H834 H5921,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Fillמַלֵּ֞אma.Le'H4390the men’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376sacksאַמְתְּחֹ֤ת'am.te.ChotH572with foodאֹ֔כֶל'O.khelH400,as muchH3512as they canיוּכְל֖וּןyu.khe.LunH3201carryשְׂאֵ֑תse.'EtH5375,and putוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760eachH376man’sH376moneyכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701in the mouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310of his sackאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572.

2Putתָּשִׂים֙ta.SimH7760my cupגְּבִיעִ֞יge.vi.'IH1375,the silverהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701cupגְּבִ֣יעַge.Vi.a'H1375,in the mouthבְּפִי֙be.FiH6310of the sackאַמְתַּ֣חַת'am.Ta.chatH572of the youngestהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996,and his moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701for the grainשִׁבְר֑וֹshiv.RoH7668.”And he didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130had toldדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696him.

3As soonהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242as it was lightא֑וֹר'orH215,the menH376were sentH7971awayH7971,they with their donkeysוַחֲמֹרֵיהֶֽם׃va.cha.mo.rei.HemH2543.

4They had justgoneיָֽצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318out ofthe cityהָעִיר֮ha.'IrH5892, andwere not farהִרְחִיקוּ֒hir.chi.KuH7368off, when Josephוְיוֹסֵ֤ףve.yo.SefH3130saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559to his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004stewardלַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־la.'a.Sher 'al-H834 H5921, “Up, followרְדֹ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣יre.Dof 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310the menH376;and when you overtakeוְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙ve.hi.sag.TamH5381them, sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100have you repaidשִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥םshi.lam.TemH7999evilH7463for goodH2899?

5Is not thisזֶ֗הZehH2088the one from whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113drinksיִשְׁתֶּ֤הyish.TehH8354and which he indeedנַחֵ֥שׁna.CheshH5172usesH5172fordivinationיְנַחֵ֖שׁye.na.CheshH5172?You have doneH7489wrongH7489in doingעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213thisאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834.’”

6So he overtookוַֽיַּשִּׂגֵ֑םvai.ya.si.GemH5381them and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697to them.

7They saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100does my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113speakיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696such wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697as theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428?Farחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486be it from your servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650to doמֵעֲשׂ֖וֹתme.'a.SotH6213suchהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088a thingכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.

8Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,the moneyכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834we foundמָצָ֙אנוּ֙ma.Tza.nuH4672in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of our sacksאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572we have broughtH7725backהֱשִׁיבֹ֥נוּhe.shi.Vo.nuH7725to you from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667.Howוְאֵ֗יךְve.'EikhH349then could we stealנִגְנֹב֙nig.NoH1589silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701orא֥וֹ'oH176goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091from your lord’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004?

9With whomeverאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834of your servantsמֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָme.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650it is foundיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672,let him dieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191,and we alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571will be my lord’sלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113slavesלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.”

10So he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258let it alsoגַּם־gam-H1571be according to your wordsכְדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םkhe.div.rei.KhemH1697;he with whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834it is foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672shall be my slaveעָ֔בֶד'A.vedH5650, and the rest ofyou shall be innocentנְקִיִּֽם׃ne.ki.YimH5355.”

11Then they hurriedוַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116,eachH376manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376loweredוַיּוֹרִ֛דוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381his sackאַמְתַּחְתּ֖וֹ'am.tach.ToH572to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776,and eachH376manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376openedוַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּvai.yif.te.ChuH6605his sackאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572.

12He searchedוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.PesH2664,beginningהֵחֵ֔לhe.ChelH2490with the oldestבַּגָּד֣וֹלba.ga.DolH1419and endingכִּלָּ֑הki.LahH3615with the youngestוּבַקָּטֹ֖ןu.va.ka.TonH6996, andthe cupהַגָּבִ֔יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375was foundוַיִּמָּצֵא֙vai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672in Benjamin’sבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144sackבְּאַמְתַּ֖חַתbe.'am.Ta.chatH572.

13Then theytoreוַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּvai.yik.re.'UH7167their clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֑םsim.lo.TamH8071,and when eachH376manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376loadedוַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙vai.ya.'a.MosH6006his donkeyחֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.RoH2543,they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725tothe cityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.

14When Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and his brothersוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004,he was stillעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033, andthey fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him.

15Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088deedהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that you have doneעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213?Do you not knowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045that suchכָּמֹֽנִי׃ka.Mo.niH3644a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376as I can indeedH5172practiceH5172divinationH5172?”

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