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Genesis 43:19-25

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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