New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 44:3-5

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.’”

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