Revised Version 1895

Genesis 42

1Nowכִּ֥יkiH3588Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sawH7200that there was corn inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hissonsלְבָנָ֔יוle.va.NavH1121,Whyלָ֖מָּהLa.mahH4100doH4100yelookH7200oneuponH7200anotherיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426?

2And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, I haveheardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085that there is corn inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: getyouH3588downרְדוּ־re.du-H3381thither, andbuyוְשִׁבְרוּ־ve.shiv.ru-H7666forusH3588from thence; thatweH3588mayliveוְנִחְיֶ֖הve.nich.YehH2421, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

3AndJoseph’sיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235brethrenאֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-H251wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381tobuyלִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.BorH7666corn fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

4ButBenjaminבִּנְיָמִין֙bin.ya.MinH1144,Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971notלֹא־lo'-H3808with hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251; for hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435peradventure mischiefbefallיִקְרָאֶ֖נּוּyik.ra.'E.nuH7122him.

5And thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935tobuyלִשְׁבֹּ֖רlish.BorH7666amongthoseH1121thatcameהַבָּאִ֑יםha.ba.'ImH935: for thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

6AndJosephוְיוֹסֵ֗ףve.yo.SefH3130was the governor over thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; he it was thatsoldהַמַּשְׁבִּ֖ירha.mash.BirH7666toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: andJoseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130brethrenאֲחֵ֣י'a.CheiH251cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935, andbowedH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselvesH7812to him with theirfacesאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

7AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, and he knew them, butmadeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696himselfH413strange unto them, and spake roughly with them; and hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Whencecomeבָּאתֶ֔םba.TemH935ye? And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, From thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667tobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

8AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130knew hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251, but they knewnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808him.

9AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֣רvai.yiz.KorH2142thedreamsהַחֲלֹמ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.MotH2472whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hedreamedחָלַ֖םcha.LamH2492of them, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Ye arespiesמְרַגְּלִ֣יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270; toseeלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776ye arecomeבָּאתֶֽם׃ba.TemH935.

10And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Nay, mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, but tobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400are thyservantsוַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935.

11WeH587areallכֻּלָּ֕נוּku.La.nuH3605oneman’sאִישׁ־'ish-H376sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121;weH587aretrueכֵּנִ֣יםke.NimH3651menH376, thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650arenoלֹא־lo'-H3808spiesמְרַגְּלִֽים׃me.ra.ge.LimH7270.

12And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Nay, but toseeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776ye arecomeבָּאתֶ֥םba.TemH935.

13And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Weאֲנַ֛חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650aretwelveעָשָׂר֩'a.SarH6240brethrenאַחִ֧ים׀'a.ChimH251, thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of onemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, theyoungestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996is thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117with ourfatherאָבִ֙ינוּ֙'a.Vi.nuH1, and one isnotאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃'ei.Ne.nuH369.

14AndJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, That is it that I spake untoyouאַתֶּֽם׃'a.TemH859,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Ye arespiesמְרַגְּלִ֥יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270:

15hereby ye shall beprovedתִּבָּחֵ֑נוּti.ba.Che.nuH974: by thelifeחֵ֤יcheiH2416ofPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547ye shallnotמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088goתֵּצְא֣וּte.tze.'UH3318forthH3318hence,exceptH518youryoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251comeבְּב֛וֹאbe.Vo'H935hither.

16Sendשִׁלְח֨וּshil.ChuH7971one ofyouוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859, andletH7971him fetch yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶם֒'a.chi.KhemH251, and ye shall beboundהֵאָ֣סְר֔וּhe.'A.se.RuH631, that yourwordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םdiv.rei.KhemH1697may beprovedוְיִבָּֽחֲנוּ֙ve.yi.ba.cha.NuH974,whetherוְאִם־ve.'im-H518there betruthהַֽאֱמֶ֖תha.'e.MetH571inyouאַתֶּֽם׃'a.TemH859: orelseלֹ֕אlo'H3808by thelifeחֵ֣יcheiH2416ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547surelyכִּ֥יkiH3588ye arespiesמְרַגְּלִ֖יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270.

17And heputH622themallH3117togetherH622intoאֶל־'el-H413wardthreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

18AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, Thisdoעֲשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213, andliveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421; for IfearH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:

19ifאִם־'im-H518ye betrueH3651men,letH3651one of yourbrethrenאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251beboundיֵאָסֵ֖רye.'a.SerH631in yourprisonH1004houseH1004; butgoH935ye,carryH935corn for thefamineרַעֲב֥וֹןra.'a.VonH7459of yourhousesH1004:

20andbringתָּבִ֣יאוּta.Vi.'uH935youryoungestהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֤ם'a.chi.KhemH251untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413;soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651shall yourwordsדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םdiv.rei.KhemH1697beverifiedוְיֵאָמְנ֥וּve.ye.'a.me.NuH539, and ye shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808dieתָמ֑וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191. And theydidוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soH3651.

21And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559one toanotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,WeH587are verilyguiltyאֲשֵׁמִ֣ים׀'a.she.MimH818concerning ourbrotherאָחִינוּ֒'a.chi.NuH251, in thatweH587sawרָאִ֜ינוּra.'I.nuH7200thedistressצָרַ֥תtza.RatH6869of hissoulנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315, when he besoughtusH413, andweH587wouldnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808hearשָׁמָ֑עְנוּsha.Ma.'e.nuH8085; therefore is thisdistressהַצָּרָ֖הha.tza.RahH6869comeבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935uponH5921usH413.

22AndReubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205answeredלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559them,sayingאָמַ֨רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, Spake InotH3808untoyouH3808,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559,Doאַל־'al-H408notH3808sinתֶּחֶטְא֥וּte.chet.'UH2398againstאֲלֵיכֶ֧ם׀'a.lei.KhemH413thechildבַיֶּ֖לֶדvai.Ye.ledH3206; and ye wouldnotH3808hearשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.TemH8085? therefore also,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, hisbloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818isrequiredנִדְרָֽשׁ׃nid.RashH1875.

23And theyknewH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808thatJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130understoodH3045them; for there was an interpreterbetweenבֵּינֹתָֽם׃bei.no.TamH996them.

24And heturnedH7725himselfH413aboutמֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.lei.HemH5921from them, andweptוַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058; and hereturnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to them, and spake to them, andtookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095from among them, andboundוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥רvai.ye.'e.SorH631himbeforeH5869theireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

25ThenJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680tofillוַיְמַלְא֣וּvay.mal.'UH4390theirvesselsכְּלֵיהֶם֮ke.lei.HemH3627with corn, and torestoreוּלְהָשִׁ֤יבu.le.ha.ShivH7725everyH376man’sH376moneyכַּסְפֵּיהֶם֙kas.pei.HemH3701intoאֶל־'el-H413hissackשַׂקּ֔וֹsa.KoH8242, and togiveוְלָתֵ֥תve.la.TetH5414them provision for thewayלַדָּ֑רֶךְla.Da.rekhH1870: andthusכֵּֽן׃KenH3651was itdoneוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213unto them.

26And they laded their asses with their corn, and departed thence.

27And as one of themopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605hissackאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414his ass provender in thelodgingבַּמָּל֑וֹןba.ma.LonH4411placeH5414, he espied hismoneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701; and,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, it was in themouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310of hissackH572.

28And hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251, Mymoneyכַּסְפִּ֔יkas.PiH3701isrestoredH7725; and,loהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, it isevenוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571in mysackבְאַמְתַּחְתִּ֑יve.'am.tach.TiH572: and theirheartלִבָּ֗םli.BamH3820failedוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318them, and theyturnedH7725tremblingוַיֶּֽחֶרְד֞וּvai.ye.cher.DuH2729one toanotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is this thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathdoneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213untousH413?

29And theycameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1unto thelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andtoldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046himallכָּל־kol-H3605that had befallen them;sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

30Themanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376, thelordאֲדֹנֵ֥י'a.do.NeiH113of thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776, spake roughly withusH5414, andtookH853usH5414forspiesכִּֽמְרַגְּלִ֖יםkim.ra.ge.LimH7270of thecountryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31AndweH587saidH559unto him,WeH587aretrueכֵּנִ֣יםke.NimH3651menH559;weH587arenoלֹ֥אlo'H3808spiesמְרַגְּלִֽים׃me.ra.ge.LimH7270:

32weאֲנַ֛חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587betwelveעָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarH6240brethrenאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251,sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of ourfatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1; one isnotאֵינֶ֔נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369, and theyoungestוְהַקָּטֹ֥ןve.ha.ka.TonH6996is thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117with ourfatherאָבִ֖ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

33And themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376, thelordאֲדֹנֵ֣י'a.do.NeiH113of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untousH413, Hereby shall Iknowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045that ye aretrueכֵנִ֖יםkhe.NimH3651menH376;leaveH3240one of yourbrethrenאֲחִיכֶ֤ם'a.chi.KhemH251withmeH413, andtakeקְח֥וּke.ChuH3947corn for thefamineרַעֲב֥וֹןra.'a.VonH7459of yourhousesבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004, andgoH3240yourwayבְּזֹ֣אתbe.ZotH2063:

34andbringוְ֠הָבִיאוּVe.ha.vi.'uH935youryoungestהַקָּטֹן֮ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251untomeאֵלַי֒'e.LaiH413: then shall Iknowוְאֵֽדְעָ֗הve.'e.de.'AhH3045that ye arenoלֹ֤אlo'H3808spiesמְרַגְּלִים֙me.ra.ge.LimH7270, but that ye aretrueH3651men:soH3651will Ideliverאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414youH859yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶם֙'a.chi.KhemH251, and ye shall traffick in thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

35And itcameH1961topassH1961as they emptied theirsacksשַׂקֵּיהֶ֔םsa.kei.HemH8242, that,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,everyH376man’sאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376bundle ofmoneyכַּסְפּ֖וֹkas.PoH3701was in hissackבְּשַׂקּ֑וֹbe.sa.KoH8242: and when they and theirfatherוַאֲבִיהֶ֖םva.'a.vi.HemH1sawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200their bundles ofmoneyכַּסְפֵּיהֶ֛םkas.pei.HemH3701, they wereafraidוַיִּירָֽאוּ׃vai.yi.Ra.'uH3372.

36AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,MeH413have yebereavedH7921of mychildrenH7921:Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130isnotאֵינֶ֙נּוּ֙'ei.Ne.nuH369, andSimeonוְשִׁמְע֣וֹןve.shim.'onH8095isnotאֵינֶ֔נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369, and ye willtakeתִּקָּ֔חוּti.Ka.chuH3947Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֣ןbin.ya.MinH1144awayH3947:allH3605theseH3605things areagainstעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921meH413.

37AndReubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205spake unto hisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1,sayingH559,Slayתָּמִ֔יתta.MitH4191mytwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121,ifאִם־'im-H518Ibringאֲבִיאֶ֖נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935himnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808to thee:deliverתְּנָ֤הte.NahH5414himintoH413myhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027, and I willbringH935him to theeagainאֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725.

38And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381downH3381withyouH834; for hisbrotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251isdeadמֵ֜תmetH4191, and heonlyלְבַדּ֣וֹle.va.DoH905isleftנִשְׁאָ֗רnish.'ArH7604:ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588mischiefbefallוּקְרָאָ֤הוּu.ke.ra.'A.huH7122him by thewayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870in thewhichH834yegoוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םve.ho.rad.TemH3381, then shall yebringH3381downH3381mygrayשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872hairsH7872withsorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015to the grave.

Commentaries on Genesis 42

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