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Genesis 43:25-32

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.

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