Revised Version 1895

Genesis 43

1And thefamineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458was sore in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

2And itcameH935topassH935, when they hadeatenלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398upH935the cornwhichH834they hadbroughtH935outH413ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,GoH935againשֻׁ֖בוּShu.vuH7725,buyשִׁבְרוּ־shiv.ru-H7666usH413alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

3AndJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063spake unto him,sayingH559, Themanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376didH3808solemnlyH5749protest untousאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413,sayingH559, Ye shallnotH3808seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,exceptבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251be withyouH6440.

4IfH518thou wiltsendמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַme.sha.Le.achH7971ourbrotherאָחִ֖ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251withusH7971,weH518willgoנֵרְדָ֕הne.re.DahH3381downH3381andbuyוְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥הve.nish.be.RahH7666theefoodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400:

5butifH518thou wiltnotH3808sendמְשַׁלֵּ֖חַme.sha.Le.achH7971him,weH3588willnotH3808goנֵרֵ֑דne.RedH3381downH3381: for themanהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559untousאֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.Lei.nuH413, Ye shallnotH3808seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,exceptH518yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251be withyouH3588.

6AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Wherefore dealt ye so ill withmeH5046, as totellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046themanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whether ye had yet abrotherאָֽח׃'AchH251?

7And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֡וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Themanהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376askedH7592straitly concerningourselvesH4138, and concerning ourkindredוּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּu.le.mo.lad.Te.nuH4138,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Is yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֥ם'a.vi.KhemH1yetaliveחַי֙chaiH2416? have yeanotherH251brotherאָ֔ח'AchH251? andweH3588toldוַנַ֨גֶּד־va.Na.ged-H5046himaccordingעַל־'al-H5921to the tenor oftheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697:couldH376weH3588inanyH376wiseknowH3045that he wouldsayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559,Bringהוֹרִ֖ידוּho.Ri.duH3381yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶֽם׃'a.chi.KhemH251downH3381?

8AndJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478hisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1,Sendשִׁלְחָ֥הshil.ChahH7971theladהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288withmeאֶל־'el-H413, andweH587willariseוְנָק֣וּמָהve.na.Ku.mahH6965andgoH7971; thatweH587mayliveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808dieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191,bothH1571weH587, and thou, and also ourlittleטַפֵּֽנוּ׃ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945.

9I will besuretyאֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔נּוּ'e.'er.Ve.nuH6148for him; of myhandמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027shalt thourequireתְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נּוּte.vak.She.nuH1245him:ifאִם־'im-H518IbringH935himnotH3808unto thee, andsetH935himbeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, thenletH3808meאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413bearH2398theblameH2398for ever:

10forexceptH3588weH3588had lingered,surelyH3588weH3588hadnowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258returnedשַׁ֖בְנוּShav.nuH7725a second time.

11And theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֗ם'a.vi.HemH1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Ifאִם־'im-H518it besoכֵּ֣ן׀kenH3651nowאֵפוֹא֮'e.fO'H645,doH6213this;takeקְח֞וּke.ChuH3947of the choice fruits of thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776in yourvesselsבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םbikh.lei.KhemH3627, andcarryH6213downוְהוֹרִ֥ידוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381themanלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376apresentמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503, alittleמְעַ֤טme.'AtH4592balmצֳרִי֙tzo.RiH6875, and alittleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֔שׁde.VashH1706, spicery andmyrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,nutsבָּטְנִ֖יםba.te.NimH992, andalmondsוּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃u.she.ke.DimH8247:

12andtakeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947doubleמִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehH4932moneyוְכֶ֥סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701in yourhandבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027; and themoneyהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that wasreturnedהַמּוּשָׁ֨בha.mu.ShavH7725in themouthבְּפִ֤יbe.FiH6310of yoursacksאַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'am.te.cho.tei.KhemH572carryH3947againתָּשִׁ֣יבוּta.Shi.vuH7725in yourhandבְיֶדְכֶ֔םve.yed.KhemH3027; peradventure it was an oversight:

13takeקָ֑חוּKa.chuH3947also yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251, andariseוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965,goשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725againH7725unto themanהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376:

14andGodוְאֵ֣לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֗יsha.DaiH7706giveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414youH834mercyרַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.MimH7356beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376, that he mayreleaseוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971untoyouH834yourotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251andBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144. AndifH834I bebereavedH7921of mychildrenH7921, I ambereavedH7921.

15And themenH376tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thatpresentהַמִּנְחָ֣הha.min.ChahH4503, and theytookלָקְח֥וּla.ke.ChuH3947doubleוּמִשְׁנֶה־u.mish.neh-H4932moneyכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701in theirhandבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027, andBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144; androseH6965upH6965, andwentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andstoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

16And whenJosephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֒bin.ya.MinH1144with them, hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to thestewardH376of hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,Bringהָבֵ֥אha.Ve'H935themenH376intoH935thehouseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004, andslayוּטְבֹ֤חַu.te.Vo.achH2873, andmakeH3559readyH3559; for themenH376shalldineיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398withmeעַל־'al-H5921atnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.

17And themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213asJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130bade; and themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376broughtH935themenH376intoH935Joseph’sיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004.

18And themenH376wereafraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,becauseH3588they werebroughtH935intoH935Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,BecauseH3588of themoneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701that wasreturnedהַשָּׁ֤בha.ShavH7725in oursacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572at thefirstבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462time areweאֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587broughtH935in; that he mayseekH1556occasionH1556againstH5921usH5921, andfallוּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣לu.le.hit.na.PelH5307uponH5921usH5921, andtakeוְלָקַ֧חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947usH5921for bondmen, and our asses.

19And theycameH5066nearH5066to thestewardהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376ofJoseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and they spake unto him at thedoorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004,

20andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Oh mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, wecameיָרֹ֥דya.RodH3381indeedH3381downיָרַ֛דְנוּya.Rad.nuH3381at thefirstבַּתְּחִלָּ֖הba.te.chi.LahH8462time tobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400:

21and itcameH935topassH935, whenweH3588cameH935to thelodgingהַמָּל֗וֹןha.ma.LonH4411placeוַֽיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961, thatweH3588openedוַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙va.nif.te.ChahH6605oursacksאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,everyH376man’sאִישׁ֙'ishH376moneyכֶֽסֶף־khe.sef-H3701was in themouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of hissackאַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹ'am.tach.ToH572, ourmoneyכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701infullH7725weightבְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹbe.mish.ka.LoH4948: andweH3588havebroughtH935itagainH7725in ourhandבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

22Andotherאַחֵ֛ר'a.CherH312moneyוְכֶ֧סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701have webroughtH3381downהוֹרַ֥דְנוּho.Rad.nuH3381in ourhandבְיָדֵ֖נוּve.ya.De.nuH3027tobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400: weknowיָדַ֔עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808whoputשָׂ֥םsamH7760ourmoneyכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701in oursacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572.

23And hesaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Peaceשָׁל֨וֹםsha.LomH7965be toyouH5414,fearתִּירָ֗אוּti.Ra.'uH3372notאַל־'al-H408: yourGodאֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430, and theGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.lo.HeiH430of yourfatherאֲבִיכֶם֙'a.vi.KhemH1, hathgivenH5414youH5414treasureמַטְמוֹן֙mat.mOnH4301in yoursacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.'am.te.Cho.tei.KhemH572: I had yourmoneyכַּסְפְּכֶ֖םkas.pe.KhemH3701. And hebroughtבָּ֣אba'H935Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095outוַיּוֹצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318unto them.

24And themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376broughtH935themenH376intoH935Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004, andgaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414themwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325, and theywashedוַיִּרְחֲצ֣וּvai.yir.cha.TzuH7364theirfeetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272; and hegaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414their asses provender.

25And theymadeH3559readyH3559thepresentהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503againstH935Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130cameH935atnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672: for theyheardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that they shouldeatיֹ֥אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899there.

26And whenJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130cameH935homeהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004, theybroughtH935him thepresentהַמִּנְחָ֥הha.min.ChahH4503whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was in theirhandבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027intoH935thehouseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004, andbowedH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselvesH7812to him to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

27And heaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592them of theirwelfareלְשָׁל֔וֹםle.sha.LomH7965, andsaidH559, Is yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֥ם'a.vi.KhemH1wellהֲשָׁל֛וֹםha.sha.LomH7965, theoldהַזָּקֵ֖ןha.za.KenH2205manH2205ofwhomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834ye spake? Is he yetaliveחָֽי׃ChaiH2416?

28And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֥le.'av.de.KhaH5650ourfatherלְאָבִ֖ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1iswellשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965, he is yetaliveחָ֑יChaiH2416. And theybowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.yish.ta.chuH7812the head, and made obeisance.

29And heliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869, andsawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֣יןbin.ya.MinH1144hisbrotherאָחִיו֮'a.ChivH251, hismother’sאִמּוֹ֒'i.MoH517sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, andsaidH559, Is this youryoungestהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251, ofwhomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834ye spake untomeאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413? And hesaidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430be gracious unto thee, mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121.

30AndJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130madeH4116hasteH4116; for his bowels did yearnuponH935hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251: and hesoughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245whereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033toweepלִבְכּ֑וֹתliv.KotH1058; and heenteredH935intoאֶל־'el-H413hischamberהַחַ֖דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315, andweptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058there.

31And hewashedוַיִּרְחַ֥ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440, andcameH3318outH3318; and he refrainedhimselfH6440, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Setשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760onbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

32And theysetוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760on for him byhimselfH1931, and for them bythemselvesH905, and for theEgyptiansוְלַמִּצְרִ֞יםve.la.mitz.RimH4713,whichH1931didH3808eatהָאֹכְלִ֤יםha.'o.khe.LimH398with him, bythemselvesH905:becauseH3588theEgyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֗יםha.mitz.RimH4713mightnotH3808eatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899with theHebrewsהָֽעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680; for that is anabominationתוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441unto theEgyptiansלְמִצְרָֽיִם׃le.mitz.Ra.yimH4713.

33And theysatוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, thefirstbornהַבְּכֹר֙ha.be.KhorH1060accordingH413to hisbirthrightכִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹkiv.Kho.ra.ToH1062, and theyoungestוְהַצָּעִ֖ירve.ha.tza.'IrH6810accordingH413to hisyouthכִּצְעִרָת֑וֹkitz.'i.ra.ToH6812: and themenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376marveled one withanotherרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.

34And hetookH5375andsentH3027messes unto them frombeforeפָּנָיו֮pa.NavH6440him: butBenjamin’sבִּנְיָמִ֛ןbin.ya.MinH1144mess wasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568timesH3027soH5375muchוַתֵּ֜רֶבva.Te.revH7235asanyכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605of theirs. And theydrankוַיִּשְׁתּ֥וּvai.yish.TuH8354, and were merry with him.

Commentaries on Genesis 43

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