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Genesis 42:29-38

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.

36And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Me have ye bereavedשִׁכַּלְתֶּ֑םshi.kal.TemH7921of my children:Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130isnot, and Simeonוְשִׁמְע֣וֹןve.shim.'onH8095isnot, and ye will takeתִּקָּ֔חוּti.Ka.chuH3947Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֣ןbin.ya.MinH1144away: all these things are against me.

37And Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Slayתָּמִ֔יתta.MitH4191my twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121,if I bringאֲבִיאֶ֖נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935him not to thee: deliverתְּנָ֤הte.NahH5414him into my handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027,and I will bring him to thee againאֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725.

38And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,My sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121shall not go downיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381with you; for his brotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251is deadמֵ֜תmetH4191,and he is leftנִשְׁאָ֗רnish.'ArH7604alone: if mischiefאָסוֹן֙'a.sOnH611befallוּקְרָאָ֤הוּu.ke.ra.'A.huH7122him by the wayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870in the which ye goH3212,then shall ye bring downוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םve.ho.rad.TemH3381my gray hairsשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872with sorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015to the graveשְׁאֽוֹלָה׃she.'o.lahH7585.

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