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Genesis 44:1-3

1And he commandedוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680the steward of his houseבֵּיתוֹ֮bei.ToH1004,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Fillמַלֵּ֞אma.Le'H4390the men’sהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582sacksאַמְתְּחֹ֤ת'am.te.ChotH572withfoodאֹ֔כֶל'O.khelH400,as much asH834they canיוּכְל֖וּןyu.khe.LunH3201carryשְׂאֵ֑תse.'EtH5375,and putוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760every man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376moneyכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701in his sack’sאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572mouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310.

2And putתָּשִׂים֙ta.SimH7760my cupגְּבִיעִ֞יge.vi.'IH1375,the silverהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701cupגְּבִ֣יעַge.Vi.a'H1375,in the sack’sאַמְתַּ֣חַת'am.Ta.chatH572mouthבְּפִי֙be.FiH6310of the youngestהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996,and his foodשִׁבְר֑וֹshiv.RoH7668moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701.And he didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697that Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130had spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

3As soon as the morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242was lightא֑וֹר'orH215,the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582were sent awayשֻׁלְּח֔וּshu.le.ChuH7971,they and their donkeysוַחֲמֹרֵיהֶֽם׃va.cha.mo.rei.HemH2543.

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