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Genesis 42:29-34

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.

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