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Genesis 42:35-38

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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