New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 44:21-26

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.’

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