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Genesis 43:30-34

30And Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130made hasteוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116;for his bowelsרַחֲמָיו֙ra.cha.MavH7356did yearnנִכְמְר֤וּnikh.me.RuH3648upon his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251:and he soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245whereto weepלִבְכּ֑וֹתliv.KotH1058;and he enteredוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into hischamberהַחַ֖דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315,and weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058there.

31And he washedוַיִּרְחַ֥ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,and went outוַיֵּצֵ֑אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and refrainedוַיִּ֨תְאַפַּ֔קvai.Yit.'a.PakH662himself, and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Set onשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

32And they set onוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the EgyptiansH4713,which did eatהָאֹכְלִ֤יםha.'o.khe.LimH398with him, by themselves: because the EgyptiansH4713mightיוּכְל֜וּןyu.khe.LunH3201not eatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899with the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680; for that isan abominationתוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441unto the EgyptiansH4714.

33And they satוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427before himלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440,the firstbornהַבְּכֹר֙ha.be.KhorH1060according to his birthrightכִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹkiv.Kho.ra.ToH1062,and the youngestוְהַצָּעִ֖ירve.ha.tza.'IrH6810according to his youthכִּצְעִרָת֑וֹkitz.'i.ra.ToH6812:and the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582marvelledוַיִּתְמְה֥וּvai.yit.me.HuH8539oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376at anotherרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.

34And he tookוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375and sentmessesH4864unto them from before himפָּנָיו֮pa.NavH6440:but Benjamin’sבִּנְיָמִ֛ןbin.ya.MinH1144messH4864was fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568timesיָד֑וֹתya.DotH3027so much asוַתֵּ֜רֶבva.Te.revH7235any of theirs. And they drankוַיִּשְׁתּ֥וּvai.yish.TuH8354,and were merryוַֽיִּשְׁכְּר֖וּvai.yish.ke.RuH7937with him.

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