New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 44:14-34

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.”

18Then Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063approachedוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066him and saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “Ohבִּ֣יbiH994my lordאֲדֹנִי֒'a.do.NiH113,may your servantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994speakיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696a wordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697in my lord’sאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241, anddo not beH2734angryאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639 H2734with your servantבְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָbe.'av.De.khaH5650; foryou are equal to Pharaohכְּפַרְעֹֽה׃ke.far.'OhH6547.

19My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113askedשָׁאַ֔לsha.'AlH7592his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Haveהֲיֵשׁ־ha.yesh-H3426you a fatherאָ֖ב'avH1orאוֹ־'ov-H176a brotherאָֽח׃'AchH251?’

20And we saidוַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.No.merH559to my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, ‘We haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426an oldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2205fatherאָ֣ב'avH1anda littleקָטָ֑ןka.TanH6996boyוְיֶ֥לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206born in our father’soldזְקֻנִ֖יםze.ku.NimH2208ageH2208. Nowhis brotherוְאָחִ֨יוve.'a.ChivH251is deadמֵ֜תmetH4191,so he aloneלְבַדּ֛וֹle.va.DoH905is leftוַיִּוָּתֵ֨רvai.yi.va.TerH3498of his motherלְאִמּ֖וֹle.'i.MoH517,and his fatherוְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.VivH1lovesאֲהֵבֽוֹ׃'a.he.VoH157him.’

21Then you saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, ‘Bringהוֹרִדֻ֖הוּho.ri.Du.huH3381him downH3381to me so that I may setוְאָשִׂ֥ימָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760my eyesעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869on him.’

22But we saidוַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.No.merH559to my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, ‘The boyהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288cannotלֹא־ יוּכַ֥לlo'- yu.KhalH3201 H3808leaveלַעֲזֹ֣בla.'a.ZoH5800his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,for if he should leaveוְעָזַ֥בve.'a.ZavH5800his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,his father would dieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.’

23You saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, however, ‘Unlessאִם־'im-H518 H3808your youngestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251comesיֵרֵ֛דye.RedH3381downH3381with you, you will not seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200my faceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440againתֹסִפ֖וּןto.si.FunH3254.’

24So it cameH1961aboutH1961whenכִּ֣יkiH3588we wentH5927upH5927to your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,we toldוַנַּ֨גֶּד־va.Na.ged-H5046him the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

25Andour fatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Goשֻׁ֖בוּShu.vuH7725backH7725,buyשִׁבְרוּ־shiv.ru-H7666us a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.’

26But we saidוַנֹּ֕אמֶרva.No.merH559, ‘We cannotלֹ֥א נוּכַ֖לlo' nu.KhalH3201 H3808goלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381downH3381.Ifאִם־'im-H518our youngestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֨ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251is with us, then we will goוְיָרַ֔דְנוּve.ya.Rad.nuH3381downH3381;for we cannotלֹ֣א נוּכַ֗לlo' nu.KhalH3201 H3808seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200the man’sהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440unlessאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369our youngestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherוְאָחִ֥ינוּve.'a.Chi.nuH251is with us.’

27Then your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to us, ‘You knowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045thatmy wifeאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802boreיָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205me twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147sons;

28and the oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259leftוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318me, andI saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, “Surelyאַ֖ךְ'akhH389he is tornH2963toH2963piecesH2963,”and I have not seenרְאִיתִ֖יוre.'i.TivH7200him sinceעַד־ הֵֽנָּה׃'ad- He.nahH5704 H2008.

29If you alsoגַּם־gam-H1571takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֧םu.le.kach.TemH3947thisH2088oneזֶ֛הzehH2088fromme, and harmאָס֑וֹן'a.SonH611happensוְקָרָ֣הוּve.ka.Ra.huH7136to him, you willbringH3381my grayשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872hairH7872downוְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םve.ho.rad.TemH3381to Sheolשְׁאֹֽלָה׃she.'O.lahH7585insorrowH7463.’

30So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,when I comeכְּבֹאִי֙ke.vo.'IH935to your servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650,my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,and the boyוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288is not with us--sinceour father’s lifeוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315is soH7194attachedH7194to the boy’s lifeבְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ve.naf.ShoH5315--

31when he seesכִּרְאוֹת֛וֹkir.'o.ToH7200that the boyהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288is not with us,he will dieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191.So your servantsעֲבָדֶ֜יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650willbringוְהוֹרִ֨ידוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381the grayשֵׂיבַ֨תsei.VatH7872hairH7872of your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650,our fatherאָבִ֛ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1,downH3381to Sheolשְׁאֹֽלָה׃she.'O.lahH7585in sorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015.

32For your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650acceptedH6148responsibilityH6148for the boyהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288from my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Ifאִם־'im-H518I do not bringאֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙'a.vi.'E.nuH935him back to you, thenmy fatherלְאָבִ֖יle.'a.ViH1can let me takeH2398the blameH2398foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.’

33So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994let your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650remainיֵֽשֶׁב־ye.shev-H3427as a slaveעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113insteadH8478ofH8478the boyהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,and let the boyוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288goיַ֥עַלYa.'alH5927upH5927with his brothersאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

34For howאֵיךְ֙'eiKhH349shall I goאֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927upH5927to my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1if the boyוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288is not with me? I fearthat I may seeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200the evilבָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451that wouldovertakeיִמְצָ֖אyim.Tza'H4672my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.”

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