New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 43:15-22

15So the menH376tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thisH2088giftהַמִּנְחָ֣הha.min.ChahH4503,and they tookלָקְח֥וּla.ke.ChuH3947doubleוּמִשְׁנֶה־u.mish.neh-H4932themoneyכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701in their handבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027,and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144;then they setH6965outH6965and wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

16When Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֒bin.ya.MinH1144with them, he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004stewardלַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־la.'a.Sher 'al-H834 H5921, “Bringהָבֵ֥אha.Ve'H935the menH376into the houseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,and slaughterוּטְבֹ֤חַu.te.Vo.achH2873an animalטֶ֙בַח֙te.vachH2874and makeH3559preparationsH3559;for the menH376are to dineיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398with me at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.”

17So the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, andbroughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935the menהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376to Joseph’sיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004.

18Now the menH376wereH3372afraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they were broughtH935to Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “It isbecauseדְּבַ֤רde.VarH5921 H1697of the moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701that was returnedהַשָּׁ֤בha.ShavH7725in our sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572the firstH8462timeH8462that we are being broughtH935inH935, so that he mayattackלְהִתְגֹּלֵ֤לle.hit.go.LelH1556us andoverpowerוּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣לu.le.hit.na.PelH5307us, and takeוְלָקַ֧חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947us as slavesלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650with our donkeysחֲמֹרֵֽינוּ׃cha.mo.Rei.nuH2543.”

19So they approachedוַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙vai.yi.ge.ShuH5066Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004stewardהָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־ha.'Ish 'a.Sher 'al-H376 H834 H5921,and spokeוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to him at the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004,

20and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Ohבִּ֣יbiH994,my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,we indeedH3381cameH3381downH3381the firstH8462timeH8462to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400,

21and it happenedוַֽיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961whenכִּי־ki-H3588we cameבָ֣אנוּVa.nuH935to the campsiteהַמָּל֗וֹןha.ma.LonH4411,that we openedוַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙va.nif.te.ChahH6605our sacksאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,eachH376man’sאִישׁ֙'ishH376moneyכֶֽסֶף־khe.sef-H3701was in the openingבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of his sackאַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹ'am.tach.ToH572,our moneyכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701infullבְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹbe.mish.ka.LoH4948. Sowe have broughtH7725it backוַנָּ֥שֶׁבva.Na.shevH7725in our handבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

22We have also broughtH3381downהוֹרַ֥דְנוּho.Rad.nuH3381otherאַחֵ֛ר'a.CherH312moneyוְכֶ֧סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701in our handבְיָדֵ֖נוּve.ya.De.nuH3027to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400;we do not knowיָדַ֔עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045whoמִי־mi-H4310putשָׂ֥םsamH7760our moneyכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701in our sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572.”

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