New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 44:6-12

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.

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