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Genesis 44:18-20

18Then Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063came nearוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066unto him, and saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559,Ohבִּ֣יbiH994my lordאֲדֹנִי֒'a.do.NiH113,let thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650,I pray thee, speakיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696a wordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697in my lord’sאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241,and let not thine angerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639burnיִ֥חַרYi.charH2734against thy servantבְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָbe.'av.De.khaH5650: for thou arteven as Pharaohכְּפַרְעֹֽה׃ke.far.'OhH6547.

19My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113askedשָׁאַ֔לsha.'AlH7592his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Haveהֲיֵשׁ־ha.yesh-H3426ye a fatherאָ֖ב'avH1,or a brotherאָֽח׃'AchH251?

20And we saidוַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.No.merH559unto my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,We haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426a fatherאָ֣ב'avH1,an old manזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2205,and a childוְיֶ֥לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206of his old ageזְקֻנִ֖יםze.ku.NimH2208,a little oneקָטָ֑ןka.TanH6996;and his brotherוְאָחִ֨יוve.'a.ChivH251is deadמֵ֜תmetH4191,and he alone is leftוַיִּוָּתֵ֨רvai.yi.va.TerH3498of his motherלְאִמּ֖וֹle.'i.MoH517,and his fatherוְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.VivH1lovethאֲהֵבֽוֹ׃'a.he.VoH157him.

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