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Genesis 43:16-25

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.

19And they came nearוַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙vai.yi.ge.ShuH5066to the stewardהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376of Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and they communedוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696with him at the doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004,

20And saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Oבִּ֣יbiH994sirאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,we came indeedיָרֹ֥דya.RodH3381downיָרַ֛דְנוּya.Rad.nuH3381at the first timeבַּתְּחִלָּ֖הba.te.chi.LahH8462to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400:

21And it came to pass, when we cameבָ֣אנוּVa.nuH935to the innהַמָּל֗וֹןha.ma.LonH4411,that we openedוַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙va.nif.te.ChahH6605our sacksאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572, and, behold, everyman’sאִישׁ֙'ishH376moneyכֶֽסֶף־khe.sef-H3701wasin the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of his sackאַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹ'am.tach.ToH572,our moneyכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701in full weightבְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹbe.mish.ka.LoH4948:and we have brought it againוַנָּ֥שֶׁבva.Na.shevH7725in our handבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

22And otherאַחֵ֛ר'a.CherH312moneyוְכֶ֧סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701have we brought downהוֹרַ֥דְנוּho.Rad.nuH3381in our handsבְיָדֵ֖נוּve.ya.De.nuH3027to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400:we cannot tellיָדַ֔עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045who putשָׂ֥םsamH7760our moneyכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701in our sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572.

23And he saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Peaceשָׁל֨וֹםsha.LomH7965beto you, fearתִּירָ֗אוּti.Ra.'uH3372not: your Godאֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,and the Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאֲבִיכֶם֙'a.vi.KhemH1,hath givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414you treasureמַטְמוֹן֙mat.mOnH4301in your sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.'am.te.Cho.tei.KhemH572:I hadבָּ֣אba'H935your moneyכַּסְפְּכֶ֖םkas.pe.KhemH3701.And he broughtוַיּוֹצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095out unto them.

24And the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582into Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004,and gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414themwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325,and they washedוַיִּרְחֲצ֣וּvai.yir.cha.TzuH7364their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272;and he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414their donkeysלַחֲמֹֽרֵיהֶֽם׃la.cha.Mo.rei.HemH2543provenderמִסְפּ֖וֹאmis.Po'H4554.

25And they made readyוַיָּכִ֙ינוּ֙vai.ya.Khi.nuH3559the presentהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503againstעַד־'ad-H5704Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130cameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672:for they heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that they should eatיֹ֥אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899there.

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