Revised Version 1895

Genesis 43:1-10

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.

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