New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 44:13-17

13Then theytoreוַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּvai.yik.re.'UH7167their clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֑םsim.lo.TamH8071in grief,and when eachH376manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376had loadedוַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙vai.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 fellH5307downH5307to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him.

15Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088thingהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that you have doneעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213?Do you not knowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045that a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376whoH834is likeכָּמֹֽנִי׃ka.Mo.niH3644me can indeedH5172practiceH5172divinationH5172?”

16So Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100can we sayנֹּאמַר֙no.MarH559to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113?Whatמַה־mah-H4100wordscan we speakנְּדַבֵּ֖רne.da.BerH1696?And howוּמַה־u.mah-H4100can we justifyנִּצְטַדָּ֑קnitz.ta.DakH6663ourselves? Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has foundH4672outH4672the guiltעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;beholdH2009,we are my lord’sלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113slavesעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650,bothH1571we and the one in whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834possessionבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027the cupהַגָּבִ֖יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375has been foundH4672.”

17But he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from me to doמֵעֲשׂ֖וֹתme.'a.SotH6213thisH2088.The manהָאִ֡ישׁha.'IshH376in whoseאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834possessionבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027the cupהַגָּבִ֜יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375has been foundנִמְצָ֨אnim.Tza'H4672,he shall be my slaveעָ֔בֶד'A.vedH5650;but as for you, goעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927upH5927in peaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965to your fatherאֲבִיכֶֽם׃ פ'a.vi.KhemH1.”

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