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Genesis 43:16-18

16And when Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֒bin.ya.MinH1144withH854them, he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the ruler of his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,Bringהָבֵ֥אha.Ve'H935thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582homeהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,and slayוּטְבֹ֤חַ טֶ֙בַח֙u.te.Vo.ach te.vachH2874 H2873,and make readyוְהָכֵ֔ןve.ha.KhenH3559; for thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582shall dineיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398with me at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.

17And the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130badeאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559;and the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582into Joseph’sיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004.

18And the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were afraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,because they were broughtהֽוּבְאוּ֮hu.ve.'UH935into Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Becauseדְּבַ֤רde.VarH1697of the moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701that was returnedהַשָּׁ֤בha.ShavH7725in our sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572at the first timeבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462are we brought inמֽוּבָאִ֑יםmu.va.'ImH935;that he may seek occasionלְהִתְגֹּלֵ֤לle.hit.go.LelH1556against us, and fallוּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣לu.le.hit.na.PelH5307upon us, and takeוְלָקַ֧חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947us for bondmenלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650,and our donkeysחֲמֹרֵֽינוּ׃cha.mo.Rei.nuH2543.

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