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Genesis 44:18-34

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.

21And thou saidstוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559unto thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,Bring him downהוֹרִדֻ֖הוּho.ri.Du.huH3381unto me, that I may setוְאָשִׂ֥ימָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760mine eyesעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869upon him.

22And we saidוַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.No.merH559unto my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,The ladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288cannotיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201leaveלַעֲזֹ֣בla.'a.ZoH5800his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: for ifhe should leaveוְעָזַ֥בve.'a.ZavH5800his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, his fatherwould dieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.

23And thou saidstוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559unto thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,ExceptH3808your youngestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251come downיֵרֵ֛דye.RedH3381with you, ye shall seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200my faceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440no moreתֹסִפ֖וּןto.si.FunH3254.

24And it came to pass when we came upעָלִ֔ינוּ'a.Li.nuH5927unto thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,we toldוַנַּ֨גֶּד־va.Na.ged-H5046him the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

25And our fatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Go againשֻׁ֖בוּShu.vuH7725, andbuyשִׁבְרוּ־shiv.ru-H7666us a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

26And we saidוַנֹּ֕אמֶרva.No.merH559,We cannotנוּכַ֖לnu.KhalH3201go downלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381:if our youngestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֨ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251beיֵשׁ֩yeshH3426with us, then will we go downוְיָרַ֔דְנוּve.ya.Rad.nuH3381:for we mayנוּכַ֗לnu.KhalH3201not seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200the man’sהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,exceptאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369our youngestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherוְאָחִ֥ינוּve.'a.Chi.nuH251be with us.

27And thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto us, Ye knowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045that my wifeאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802bareיָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205me twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147sons:

28And the oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259went outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from me, and I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559,Surelyטָרֹ֣ףta.RofH2963he is torn in piecesטֹרָ֑ףto.RafH2963;and I saw himרְאִיתִ֖יוre.'i.TivH7200not sinceהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008:

29And if ye takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֧םu.le.kach.TemH3947this also fromמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973meפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440,and mischiefאָס֑וֹן'a.SonH611befall himוְקָרָ֣הוּve.ka.Ra.huH7136,ye shall bring downוְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םve.ho.rad.TemH3381my gray hairsשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872with sorrowבְּרָעָ֖הbe.ra.'AhH7451to the graveשְׁאֹֽלָה׃she.'O.lahH7585.

30Now therefore when I comeכְּבֹאִי֙ke.vo.'IH935to thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,and the ladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288benot with us; seeing that his lifeוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315is bound upקְשׁוּרָ֥הke.shu.RahH7194in the lad’s lifeבְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ve.naf.ShoH5315;

31It shall come to pass, when he seethכִּרְאוֹת֛וֹkir.'o.ToH7200that the ladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288is not with us,that he will dieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191:and thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֜יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650shall bring downוְהוֹרִ֨ידוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381the gray hairsשֵׂיבַ֨תsei.VatH7872of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650our fatherאָבִ֛ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1with sorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015to the graveשְׁאֹֽלָה׃she.'O.lahH7585.

32For thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650became suretyעָרַ֣ב'a.RavH6148for the ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288untoמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,If I bringאֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙'a.vi.'E.nuH935him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blameוְחָטָ֥אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398to my fatherלְאָבִ֖יle.'a.ViH1for everהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

33Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650abideיֵֽשֶׁב־ye.shev-H3427instead of the ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288a bondmanעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113;and let the ladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288go upיַ֥עַלYa.'alH5927with his brethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

34For howאֵיךְ֙'eiKhH349shall I go upאֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927to my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,and the ladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288benot with me? lest peradventure I seeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200the evilבָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451that shall come onיִמְצָ֖אyim.Tza'H4672my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

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