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Genesis 43:3-5

3And Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063spakeוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376did solemnlyהָעֵ֣דha.'EdH5749protestהֵעִד֩he.'IdH5749unto us, sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Ye shall not seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200my faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,exceptבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115your brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251be with you.

4If thou wiltיֶשְׁךָ֛yesh.KhaH3426sendמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַme.sha.Le.achH7971our brotherאָחִ֖ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251with us, we will go downנֵרְדָ֕הne.re.DahH3381and buyוְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥הve.nish.be.RahH7666thee foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400:

5But if thou wilt not sendמְשַׁלֵּ֖חַme.sha.Le.achH7971him,we will not go downנֵרֵ֑דne.RedH3381:for the manהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559unto us, Ye shall not seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200my faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,except your brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251be with you.

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