Revised Version 1895

Genesis 44:18-34

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.

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