Revised Version 1895

Genesis 44:1-15

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?

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