Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 42:25-35

25Then Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680to fillוַיְמַלְא֣וּvay.mal.'UH4390their sacksכְּלֵיהֶם֮ke.lei.HemH3627with foodבָּר֒barH1250,and to restoreוּלְהָשִׁ֤יבu.le.ha.ShivH7725every man’sאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376moneyכַּסְפֵּיהֶם֙kas.pei.HemH3701into his sackשַׂקּ֔וֹsa.KoH8242,and to giveוְלָתֵ֥תve.la.TetH5414them provisionצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for the wayלַדָּ֑רֶךְla.Da.rekhH1870:and thusכֵּֽן׃KenH3651did heוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213unto them.

26And they ladedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375their donkeysחֲמֹרֵיהֶ֑םcha.mo.rei.HemH2543with the foodשִׁבְרָ֖םshiv.RamH7668,and departedH3212thence.

27And as oneהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259of them openedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605his sackשַׂקּ֗וֹsa.KoH8242to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414his donkeyלַחֲמֹר֖וֹla.cha.mo.RoH2543provenderמִסְפּ֛וֹאmis.Po'H4554in the innבַּמָּל֑וֹןba.ma.LonH4411,he espiedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200his moneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701; for, behold, it wasin his sack’sאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572mouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310.

28And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his brethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251,My moneyכַּסְפִּ֔יkas.PiH3701is restoredהוּשַׁ֣בhu.ShavH7725;and, loהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, it iseven in my sackבְאַמְתַּחְתִּ֑יve.'am.tach.TiH572:and their heartלִבָּ֗םli.BamH3820failedוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318them,and they were afraidוַיֶּֽחֶרְד֞וּvai.ye.cher.DuH2729,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376to anotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251, What is this thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213unto us?

29And they cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1unto the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and toldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him all that befellהַקֹּרֹ֥תha.ko.RotH7136unto them; sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

30The manהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376, who isthe lordאֲדֹנֵ֥י'a.do.NeiH113of the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776,spakeדִּ֠בֶּרDi.berH1696roughlyקָשׁ֑וֹתka.ShotH7186to us, and tookוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414us for spiesכִּֽמְרַגְּלִ֖יםkim.ra.ge.LimH7270of the countryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31And we saidוַנֹּ֥אמֶרva.No.merH559unto him, We aretrueכֵּנִ֣יםke.NimH3651men;we are no spiesמְרַגְּלִֽים׃me.ra.ge.LimH7270:

32We betwelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240brethrenאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251,sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of our fatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1;oneהָאֶחָ֣דha.'e.ChadH259isnot, and the youngestוְהַקָּטֹ֥ןve.ha.ka.TonH6996isthis dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117with our fatherאָבִ֖ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

33And the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376,the lordאֲדֹנֵ֣י'a.do.NeiH113of the countryהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto us, Hereby shall I knowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045that ye aretrueכֵנִ֖יםkhe.NimH3651men;leaveH3240oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259of your brethrenאֲחִיכֶ֤ם'a.chi.KhemH251herewith me, and takeקְח֥וּke.ChuH3947food forthe famineרַעֲב֥וֹןra.'a.VonH7459of your householdsבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004,and be goneH3212:

34And bringוְ֠הָבִיאוּVe.ha.vi.'uH935your youngestהַקָּטֹן֮ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251unto me: then shall I knowוְאֵֽדְעָ֗הve.'e.de.'AhH3045that ye areno spiesמְרַגְּלִים֙me.ra.ge.LimH7270, but that ye aretrueכֵנִ֖יםkhe.NimH3651men: sowill I deliverאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414you your brotherאֲחִיכֶם֙'a.chi.KhemH251,and ye shall traffickתִּסְחָֽרוּ׃tis.Cha.ruH5503in the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

35And it came to pass as they emptiedמְרִיקִ֣יםme.ri.KimH7324their sacksשַׂקֵּיהֶ֔םsa.kei.HemH8242,that, behold, every man’sאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376bundleצְרוֹר־tze.ror-H6872of moneyכַּסְפּ֖וֹkas.PoH3701wasin his sackבְּשַׂקּ֑וֹbe.sa.KoH8242: and when boththey and their fatherוַאֲבִיהֶ֖םva.'a.vi.HemH1sawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200the bundlesצְרֹר֧וֹתtze.ro.RotH6872of moneyכַּסְפֵּיהֶ֛םkas.pei.HemH3701,they were afraidוַיִּירָֽאוּ׃vai.yi.Ra.'uH3372.

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