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Genesis 42:7-20

7And Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251,and he knewוַיַּכִּרֵ֑םvai.ya.ki.RemH5234them, but made himself strangeוַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨רvai.yit.na.KerH5234unto them, and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696roughlyקָשׁ֗וֹתka.ShotH7186unto them; and he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Whenceמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370comeבָּאתֶ֔םba.TemH935ye? And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,From the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

8And Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130knewוַיַּכֵּ֥רvai.ya.KerH5234his brethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251,but they knewהִכִּרֻֽהוּ׃hi.ki.Ru.huH5234not him.

9And Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֣רvai.yiz.KorH2142the dreamsהַחֲלֹמ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.MotH2472which he dreamedחָלַ֖םcha.LamH2492of them, and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Ye arespiesמְרַגְּלִ֣יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270;to seeלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776ye are comeבָּאתֶֽם׃ba.TemH935.

10And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Nay, my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,but to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400are thy servantsוַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935.

11Weנָ֑חְנוּNa.che.nuH5168areall oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259man’sאִישׁ־'ish-H376sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121; we aretrueכֵּנִ֣יםke.NimH3651men,thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are no spiesמְרַגְּלִֽים׃me.ra.ge.LimH7270.

12And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Nay, but to seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200the nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776ye are comeבָּאתֶ֥םba.TemH935.

13And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650aretwelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂר֩she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147brethrenאַחִ֧ים׀'a.ChimH251,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;and, behold, the youngestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996isthis dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117with our fatherאָבִ֙ינוּ֙'a.Vi.nuH1,and oneוְהָאֶחָ֖דve.ha.'e.ChadH259is not.

14And Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, That is itthat I spakeדִּבַּ֧רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696unto you, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Ye arespiesמְרַגְּלִ֥יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270:

15Herebyבְּזֹ֖אתbe.ZotH2063ye shall be provedתִּבָּחֵ֑נוּti.ba.Che.nuH974:By the lifeחֵ֤יcheiH2416of Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547ye shall not go forthתֵּצְא֣וּte.tze.'UH3318hence, except your youngestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251comeבְּב֛וֹאbe.Vo'H935hither.

16Sendשִׁלְח֨וּshil.ChuH7971oneאֶחָד֮'e.ChadH259of you, and let him fetchוְיִקַּ֣חve.yi.KachH3947your brotherאֲחִיכֶם֒'a.chi.KhemH251,and ye shall be kept in prisonהֵאָ֣סְר֔וּhe.'A.se.RuH631,that your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םdiv.rei.KhemH1697may be provedוְיִבָּֽחֲנוּ֙ve.yi.ba.cha.NuH974, whether there be anytruthהַֽאֱמֶ֖תha.'e.MetH571inאִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.KhemH854you: or elseלֹ֕אlo'H3808by the lifeחֵ֣יcheiH2416of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547surely ye arespiesמְרַגְּלִ֖יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270.

17And he put them all togetherוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622into wardמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

18And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,This doעֲשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213,and liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421; forI fearיָרֵֽא׃ya.Re'H3373Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:

19If ye betrueכֵּנִ֣יםke.NimH3651men,let oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259of your brethrenאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251be boundיֵאָסֵ֖רye.'a.SerH631in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of your prisonמִשְׁמַרְכֶ֑םmish.mar.KhemH4929:goH3212ye, carryהָבִ֔יאוּha.Vi.'uH935foodשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668for the famineרַעֲב֥וֹןra.'a.VonH7459of your housesבָּתֵּיכֶֽם׃ba.tei.KhemH1004:

20But bringתָּבִ֣יאוּta.Vi.'uH935your youngestהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֤ם'a.chi.KhemH251unto me; so shall your wordsדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םdiv.rei.KhemH1697be verifiedוְיֵאָמְנ֥וּve.ye.'a.me.NuH539,and ye shall not dieתָמ֑וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191.And they didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so.

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