Revised Version 1895

Genesis 43:12-23

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.

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