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Genesis 44:7-16

7And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Wherefore saithיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113these wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697?God forbidחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486that thy servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650should doמֵעֲשׂ֖וֹתme.'a.SotH6213according to this thingכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697:

8Behold, the moneyכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,which we foundמָצָ֙אנוּ֙ma.Tza.nuH4672in our sacks’אַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572mouthsבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310,we brought againהֱשִׁיבֹ֥נוּhe.shi.Vo.nuH7725unto thee out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667:how then should we stealנִגְנֹב֙nig.NoH1589out of thy lord’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701or goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091?

9With whomsoever of thy servantsמֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָme.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650it be foundיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672,both let him dieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191,and we also will be my lord’sלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113bondmenלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

10And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Now also let it beaccording unto your wordsכְדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םkhe.div.rei.KhemH1697:כֶּן־ken-H3651he with whom it is foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672shall be my servantעָ֔בֶד'A.vedH5650;and ye shall be blamelessנְקִיִּֽם׃ne.ki.YimH5355.

11Then they speedilyוַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116took downוַיּוֹרִ֛דוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376his sackאַמְתַּחְתּ֖וֹ'am.tach.ToH572to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776,and openedוַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּvai.yif.te.ChuH6605every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376his sackאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572.

12And he searchedוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.PesH2664, andbeganהֵחֵ֔לhe.ChelH2490at the eldestבַּגָּד֣וֹלba.ga.DolH1419,and leftכִּלָּ֑הki.LahH3615at the youngestוּבַקָּטֹ֖ןu.va.ka.TonH6996:and the cupהַגָּבִ֔יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375was foundוַיִּמָּצֵא֙vai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672in Benjamin’sבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144sackבְּאַמְתַּ֖חַתbe.'am.Ta.chatH572.

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.

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