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Genesis 44:13-17

13Then they rentוַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּvai.yik.re.'UH7167their clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֑םsim.lo.TamH8071,and ladedוַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙vai.ya.'a.MosH6006every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his donkeyחֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.RoH2543,and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to the cityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.

14And Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and his brethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004; for he wasyet there: and they fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307before himלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440on the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

15And Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, What deedהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥הha.ma.'a.SehH4639isthis that ye have doneעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213?wot yeיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045not that such a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376as I can certainlyנַחֵ֧שׁna.CheshH5172divineיְנַחֵ֛שׁye.na.CheshH5172?

16And Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What shall we sayנֹּאמַר֙no.MarH559unto my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113?what shall we speakנְּדַבֵּ֖רne.da.BerH1696?or how shall we clear ourselvesנִּצְטַדָּ֑קnitz.ta.DakH6663?Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hath found outמָצָא֙ma.Tza'H4672the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650: behold, we aremy lord’sלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113servantsעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650, both we, and healsoH1571with whomאֲשֶׁר־ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃'a.Sher- be.ya.DoH3027 H834the cupהַגָּבִ֖יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375is foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672.

17And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,God forbidחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I should doמֵעֲשׂ֖וֹתme.'a.SotH6213soזֹ֑אתZotH2063: butthe manהָאִ֡ישׁha.'IshH376in whose handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027the cupהַגָּבִ֜יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375is foundנִמְצָ֨אnim.Tza'H4672,he shall be my servantעָ֔בֶד'A.vedH5650;and as for you, get you upעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927in peaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965unto your fatherאֲבִיכֶֽם׃ פ'a.vi.KhemH1.

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