Genesis 44
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Genesis 44:18-20

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.KhaH639H2734with 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.’
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