Revised Version 1895

Genesis 44

1And hecommandedוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680thestewardH376of hishouseבֵּיתוֹ֮bei.ToH1004,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Fillמַלֵּ֞אma.Le'H4390themen’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376sacksH572withfoodאֹ֔כֶל'O.khelH400, asmuchH6310as theycanיוּכְל֖וּןyu.khe.LunH3201carryשְׂאֵ֑תse.'EtH5375, andputוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760everyH376man’sH376moneyכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701in his sack’smouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310.

2Andputתָּשִׂים֙ta.SimH7760mycupגְּבִיעִ֞יge.vi.'IH1375, thesilverהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701cupגְּבִ֣יעַge.Vi.a'H1375, in the sack’smouthבְּפִי֙be.FiH6310of theyoungestהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996, and his cornmoneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701. And hedidוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213accordingH6310to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697thatJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130hadspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

3AssoonH1242as themorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242waslightא֑וֹר'orH215, themenH376weresentH7971awayH7971, they and their asses.

4And when they weregoneH3318outH3318of thecityהָעִיר֮ha.'IrH5892, and werenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808yetfarהִרְחִיקוּ֒hir.chi.KuH7368offעַל־'al-H5921,Josephוְיוֹסֵ֤ףve.yo.SefH3130saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559unto hisstewardH376,Upק֥וּםkumH6965,followH310afterH310themenH376; and when thou dostovertakeוְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙ve.hi.sag.TamH5381them,sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Wherefore have ye rewardedevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451forgoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896?

5Isnotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808this it inwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834mylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113drinketh, andwherebyאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834heindeedH5172divineth? ye havedoneH6213evilהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖םha.re.'o.TemH7489insoH6213doingH6213.

6And heovertookוַֽיַּשִּׂגֵ֑םvai.ya.si.GemH5381them, and he spake unto themtheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

7And theysaidH559unto him, Wherefore speaketh mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113suchH2088wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697astheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428?GodH559forbidחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486that thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650shoulddoמֵעֲשׂ֖וֹתme.'a.SotH6213suchH2088athingכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.

8Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, themoneyכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,whichH834weH834foundמָצָ֙אנוּ֙ma.Tza.nuH4672in our sacks’mouthsבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310,weH834broughtH7725againH7725unto theeoutH413of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667:howוְאֵ֗יךְve.'EikhH349then shouldweH834stealנִגְנֹב֙nig.NoH1589outH413of thylord’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701orgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091?

9With whomsoever of thyservantsH5650it befoundיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672,letנִֽהְיֶ֥הnih.YehH1961himdieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191, andweאֲנַ֕חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587also will be mylord’sלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113bondmen.

10And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258alsoletH6258it be according unto yourwordsכְדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םkhe.div.rei.KhemH1697: he withwhomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834it isfoundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless.

11Then they hasted, andtookאֶת־'et-H853downוַיּוֹרִ֛דוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381everyH376manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hissackאַמְתַּחְתּ֖וֹ'am.tach.ToH572to thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776, andopenedוַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּvai.yif.te.ChuH6605everyH376manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hissackאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572.

12And hesearchedוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.PesH2664, andbeganהֵחֵ֔לhe.ChelH2490at the eldest, andleftH4672at theyoungestוּבַקָּטֹ֖ןu.va.ka.TonH6996: and thecupהַגָּבִ֔יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375wasfoundH4672inBenjamin’sבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144sackבְּאַמְתַּ֖חַתbe.'am.Ta.chatH572.

13Then they rent theirclothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֑םsim.lo.TamH8071, and ladedeveryH376manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his ass, andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to thecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.

14AndJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJoseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004; and he was yet there: and theyfellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him on thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

15AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,WhatH4100deedהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥הha.ma.'a.SehH4639is this that ye havedoneעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213?knowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045yenotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808thatsuchהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376as IcanH4100indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588divine?

16AndJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,WhatH4100shallweH587sayנֹּאמַר֙no.MarH559unto mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113?whatH4100shallweH587speakנְּדַבֵּ֖רne.da.BerH1696? orhowH4100shallweH587clearourselvesH587?Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathfoundמָצָא֙ma.Tza'H4672outH4100theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thyservantsH5650:beholdהִנֶּנּ֤וּhi.ne.NuH2005,weH587are mylord’sלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113bondmen,bothH1571weH587, and he also inwhoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027thecupהַגָּבִ֖יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375isfoundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672.

17And hesaidH559,GodH559forbidחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I shoulddoH6213soH6213: themanהָאִ֡ישׁha.'IshH376inwhoseאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027thecupהַגָּבִ֜יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375isfoundנִמְצָ֨אnim.Tza'H4672, he shall be my bondman; but as foryouH859,getH5927youH859upH5927inpeaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965unto yourfatherאֲבִיכֶֽם׃ פ'a.vi.KhemH1.

18ThenJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063cameH5066nearH5066unto him, andsaidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559,OhH4994mylordאֲדֹנִי֒'a.do.NiH113,letH4994thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650, IprayH4994thee,speakיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696awordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697in mylord’sאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241, andletH4994notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408thineangerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639burnיִ֥חַרYi.charH2734againstאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413thyservantבְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָbe.'av.De.khaH5650: for thou artevenכִּ֥יkiH3588asPharaohכְּפַרְעֹֽה׃ke.far.'OhH6547.

19Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113askedשָׁאַ֔לsha.'AlH7592hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Have ye afatherאָ֖ב'avH1, or abrotherאָֽח׃'AchH251?

20AndweH905saidוַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.No.merH559unto mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,WeH905have afatherאָ֣ב'avH1, anoldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2205manH2205, and achildוְיֶ֥לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206of hisoldH2205ageזְקֻנִ֖יםze.ku.NimH2208, alittleקָטָ֑ןka.TanH6996one; and hisbrotherוְאָחִ֨יוve.'a.ChivH251isdeadמֵ֜תmetH4191, and healoneH905isleftוַיִּוָּתֵ֨רvai.yi.va.TerH3498of hismotherלְאִמּ֖וֹle.'i.MoH517, and hisfatherוְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.VivH1loveth him.

21And thou saidst unto thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,Bringהוֹרִדֻ֖הוּho.ri.Du.huH3381himdownH3381untomeH413, that I maysetוְאָשִׂ֥ימָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760mineeyesעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869uponעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921him.

22Andweיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201saidוַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.No.merH559unto mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, Theladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808leaveלַעֲזֹ֣בla.'a.ZoH5800hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: for if he shouldleaveוְעָזַ֥בve.'a.ZavH5800hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, hisfatherH1woulddieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.

23And thou saidst unto thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,ExceptH518youryoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251comeיֵרֵ֛דye.RedH3381downH3381withyouH518, ye shallseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200myfaceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440noH3808moreתֹסִפ֖וּןto.si.FunH3254.

24And itcameH1961topassH1961whenweH3588cameH1961upעָלִ֔ינוּ'a.Li.nuH5927unto thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,weH3588toldוַנַּ֨גֶּד־va.Na.ged-H5046him thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

25And ourfatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Goשֻׁ֖בוּShu.vuH7725againH7725,buyשִׁבְרוּ־shiv.ru-H7666usH7725alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

26AndweH3588saidוַנֹּ֕אמֶרva.No.merH559,WeH3588cannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808goלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381downH3381:ifH518ouryoungestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֨ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251be withusH3588, then willweH3588goוְיָרַ֔דְנוּve.ya.Rad.nuH3381downH3381: forweH3588maynotלֹ֣אlo'H3808seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200theman’sהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,exceptH518ouryoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherוְאָחִ֥ינוּve.'a.Chi.nuH251be withusH3588.

27And thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untousH413, Yeknowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045that mywifeאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802baremeH413twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147sonsיָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205:

28and the onewentH3318outH3318frommeH7200, and Isaidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559,Surelyאַ֖ךְ'akhH389he istornטָרֹ֣ףta.RofH2963inpiecesטֹרָ֑ףto.RafH2963; and I havenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808seenH7200him since:

29and if yetakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֧םu.le.kach.TemH3947this one also frommeפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440, and mischief befall him, ye shallbringH3381downH3381mygrayשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872hairsH7872with sorrow to the grave.

30Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore when Icomeכְּבֹאִי֙ke.vo.'IH935to thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, and theladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288benotאֵינֶ֣נּוּ'ei.ne.NuH369withusאֶל־'el-H413; seeing that hislifeוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315isboundקְשׁוּרָ֥הke.shu.RahH7194upH935in thelad’sH5288lifeבְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ve.naf.ShoH5315;

31it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, when he seeth that theladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288isnotאֵ֥ין'einH369withusכִּי־ki-H3588, that he willdieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191: and thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֜יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650shallbringוְהוֹרִ֨ידוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381downH3381thegrayשֵׂיבַ֨תsei.VatH7872hairsH7872of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650ourfatherאָבִ֛ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1withsorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015to the grave.

32For thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650becameH6148suretyעָרַ֣ב'a.RavH6148for theladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288unto myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518Ibringאֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙'a.vi.'E.nuH935himnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808unto thee, then shall IbearH2398theblameH2398to myfatherלְאָבִ֖יle.'a.ViH1for ever.

33Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,letH4994thyservantH5650, IprayH4994thee,abideיֵֽשֶׁב־ye.shev-H3427insteadתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478of theladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288a bondman to mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113; andletH4994theladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288goיַ֥עַלYa.'alH5927upH5927with hisbrethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

34Forhowאֵיךְ֙'eiKhH349shall Igoאֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927upH5927to myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, and theladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288benotאֵינֶ֣נּוּ'ei.ne.NuH369withmeאֶל־'el-H413?lestפֶּ֚ןpenH6435Iseeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200theevilבָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451that shallcomeH5927on myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

Commentaries on Genesis 44

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