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Genesis 43:8-11

8And Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478his fatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1,Sendשִׁלְחָ֥הshil.ChahH7971the ladהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288with me, and we will ariseוְנָק֣וּמָהve.na.Ku.mahH6965and goH3212;that we may liveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421,and not dieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191, both we, and thou, andalso our little onesטַפֵּֽנוּ׃ta.Pe.nuH2945.

9I will be suretyאֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔נּוּ'e.'er.Ve.nuH6148for him; of my handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027shalt thou requireתְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נּוּte.vak.She.nuH1245him: ifH518I bringהֲבִיאֹתִ֤יוha.vi.'o.TivH935him notH518unto thee, and setוְהִצַּגְתִּ֣יוve.hi.tzag.TivH3322him before theeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440,then let me bear the blameוְחָטָ֥אתִֽיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398for everהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117:

10For exceptלוּלֵ֣אlu.Le'H3884we had lingeredהִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּhit.mah.Ma.he.nuH4102,surely now we had returnedשַׁ֖בְנוּShav.nuH7725this second timeפַעֲמָֽיִם׃fa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.

11And their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֗ם'a.vi.HemH1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, If it must beso nowאֵפוֹא֮'e.fO'H645,doעֲשׂוּ֒'a.SuH6213this; takeקְח֞וּke.ChuH3947of the best fruitsמִזִּמְרַ֤תmi.zim.RatH2173in the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776in your vesselsבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םbikh.lei.KhemH3627,and carry downוְהוֹרִ֥ידוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381the manלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376a presentמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503,a littleמְעַ֤טme.'AtH4592balmצֳרִי֙tzo.RiH6875,and a littleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֔שׁde.VashH1706,spicesנְכֹ֣אתne.KhotH5219,and myrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,nutsבָּטְנִ֖יםba.te.NimH992,and almondsוּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃u.she.ke.DimH8247:

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