Revised Version 1895

Genesis 42:7-20

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.

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