Revised Version 1895

Genesis 42:15-22

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.

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