New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 43:10-14

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 giftמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503,a littleמְעַ֤טme.'AtH4592balsamצֳרִי֙tzo.RiH6875and a littleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֔שׁde.VashH1706,labdanumH5219resinH5219andmyrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,pistachioH992nutsH992and almondsוּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃u.she.ke.DimH8247.

12And takeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947doubleמִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehH4932themoneyוְכֶ֥סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701in your handבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027,and takeH7725backH7725in your handבְיֶדְכֶ֔םve.yed.KhemH3027the moneyהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that was returnedH7725in the openingבְּפִ֤יbe.FiH6310of your sacksאַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'am.te.cho.tei.KhemH572;perhapsאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194it was a mistakeמִשְׁגֶּ֖הmish.GehH4870.

13Takeקָ֑חוּKa.chuH3947your brotherאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251also, and ariseוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965,returnשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725to the manהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376;

14and mayGodוְאֵ֣לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֗יsha.DaiH7706grantיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414you compassionרַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.MimH7356in the sightלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,so that he will releaseוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971to youyour otherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144. And as for me,ifכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I am bereavedH7921ofH7921my sonsH7921,I am bereavedH7921!”

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