Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 42

1Now whenJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that therewasיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426grainשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hissonsלְבָנָ֔יוle.va.NavH1121, Why do yelookתִּתְרָאֽוּ׃tit.ra.'UH7200one upon another?

2And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, I haveheardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085that thereisיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426grainשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: godownרְדוּ־re.du-H3381there, andbuyוְשִׁבְרוּ־ve.shiv.ru-H7666for us from there; that we mayliveוְנִחְיֶ֖הve.nich.YehH2421, and notdieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

3AndJoseph’sיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235brethrenאֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-H251wentdownוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381tobuyלִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.BorH7666grainבָּ֖רbarH1250inEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

4ButBenjaminבִּנְיָמִין֙bin.ya.MinH1144,Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971not with hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251; for hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, Lestperhapsפֶּן־pen-H6435harmאָסֽוֹן׃'a.SonH611shall befallhimיִקְרָאֶ֖נּוּyik.ra.'E.nuH7122.

5And thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935tobuyלִשְׁבֹּ֖רlish.BorH7666grainamongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432those thatcameהַבָּאִ֑יםha.ba.'ImH935: for thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

6AndJosephוְיוֹסֵ֗ףve.yo.SefH3130was thegovernorהַשַּׁלִּ֣יטha.sha.LitH7989over thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and he it was thatsoldהַמַּשְׁבִּ֖ירha.mash.BirH7666to all thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: andJoseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130brethrenאֲחֵ֣י'a.CheiH251cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselves before him with theirfacesאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

7AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, and heknewוַיַּכִּרֵ֑םvai.ya.ki.RemH5234them, but made himselfstrangeוַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨רvai.yit.na.KerH5234to them, andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696roughlyקָשׁ֗וֹתka.ShotH7186to them; and hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Whereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370do youcomeבָּאתֶ֔םba.TemH935from? And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, From thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֖עַןke.Na.'anH3667tobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

8AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130knewוַיַּכֵּ֥רvai.ya.KerH5234hisbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251, but theyknewהִכִּרֻֽהוּ׃hi.ki.Ru.huH5234not him.

9AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֣רvai.yiz.KorH2142thedreamsהַחֲלֹמ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.MotH2472which hedreamedחָלַ֖םcha.LamH2492of them, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Ye arespiesמְרַגְּלִ֣יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270; toseeלִרְא֛וֹתlir.'otH7200thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776have yecomeבָּאתֶֽם׃ba.TemH935.

10And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, No, mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, but tobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400have thyservantsוַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935.

11Weנָ֑חְנוּNa.che.nuH5168are alloneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259man’sאִישׁ־'ish-H376sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121; we arehonestכֵּנִ֣יםke.NimH3651men, thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are nospiesמְרַגְּלִֽים׃me.ra.ge.LimH7270.

12And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, No, but toseeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200thenakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776have yecomeבָּאתֶ֥םba.TemH935.

13And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650aretwelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂר֩she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240brethrenאַחִ֧ים׀'a.ChimH251, thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667; and, behold, theyoungestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996is thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117with ourfatherאָבִ֙ינוּ֙'a.Vi.nuH1, andoneוְהָאֶחָ֖דve.ha.'e.ChadH259is not.

14AndJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, That is what Ispokeדִּבַּ֧רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to you,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Ye arespiesמְרַגְּלִ֥יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270:

15Bythisבְּזֹ֖אתbe.ZotH2063ye shall beprovedתִּבָּחֵ֑נוּti.ba.Che.nuH974: By thelifeחֵ֤יcheiH2416ofPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547ye shall not goforthתֵּצְא֣וּte.tze.'UH3318from here, except youryoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251shallcomeבְּב֛וֹאbe.Vo'H935here.

16Sendשִׁלְח֨וּshil.ChuH7971oneאֶחָד֮'e.ChadH259of you, and let himbringוְיִקַּ֣חve.yi.KachH3947yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶם֒'a.chi.KhemH251, and ye shall be kept inprisonהֵאָ֣סְר֔וּhe.'A.se.RuH631, that yourwordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םdiv.rei.KhemH1697may beprovedוְיִבָּֽחֲנוּ֙ve.yi.ba.cha.NuH974, whether there is anytruthהַֽאֱמֶ֖תha.'e.MetH571inאִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.KhemH854you: orelseלֹ֕אlo'H3808by thelifeחֵ֣יcheiH2416ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547surely ye arespiesמְרַגְּלִ֖יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270.

17And he put them alltogetherוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622intoprisonמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

18AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, Thisdoעֲשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213, andliveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421; for Ifearיָרֵֽא׃ya.Re'H3373Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:

19If ye arehonestכֵּנִ֣יםke.NimH3651men, letoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259of yourbrethrenאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251beboundיֵאָסֵ֖רye.'a.SerH631in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of yourprisonמִשְׁמַרְכֶ֑םmish.mar.KhemH4929:goH3212ye,carryהָבִ֔יאוּha.Vi.'uH935grainשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7668for thefamineרַעֲב֥וֹןra.'a.VonH7459of yourhousesבָּתֵּיכֶֽם׃ba.tei.KhemH1004:

20Butbringתָּבִ֣יאוּta.Vi.'uH935youryoungestהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֤ם'a.chi.KhemH251to me; so shall yourwordsדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םdiv.rei.KhemH1697beverifiedוְיֵאָמְנ֥וּve.ye.'a.me.NuH539, and ye shall notdieתָמ֑וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191. And theydidוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so.

21And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376toanotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251, We areverilyאֲבָל֮'a.ValH61guiltyאֲשֵׁמִ֣ים׀'a.she.MimH818concerning ourbrotherאָחִינוּ֒'a.chi.NuH251, inthatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834wesawרָאִ֜ינוּra.'I.nuH7200theanguishצָרַ֥תtza.RatH6869of hissoulנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315, when hebesoughtבְּהִתְחַֽנְנ֥וֹbe.hit.cha.NoH2603us, and we would nothearשָׁמָ֑עְנוּsha.Ma.'e.nuH8085; therefore is thisdistressהַצָּרָ֖הha.tza.RahH6869comeבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935upon us.

22AndReubenרְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenH7205answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030them,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Did I notspeakאָמַ֨רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to you,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559, Do notsinתֶּחֶטְא֥וּte.chet.'UH2398against the youngmanבַיֶּ֖לֶדvai.Ye.ledH3206; and ye would nothearשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.TemH8085? therefore, behold, also hisbloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818isrequiredנִדְרָֽשׁ׃nid.RashH1875.

23And theyknewיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045not thatJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130understoodשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085them ; for he spoke to them by aninterpreterהַמֵּלִ֖יץha.me.LitzH3887.

24And he turned himselfawayוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437from them, andweptוַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058; and returned to themagainוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725, andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696with them, andtookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947from themSimeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095, andboundוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥רvai.ye.'e.SorH631him before theireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

25ThenJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680tofillוַיְמַלְא֣וּvay.mal.'UH4390theirsacksכְּלֵיהֶם֮ke.lei.HemH3627withgrainבָּר֒barH1250, and torestoreוּלְהָשִׁ֤יבu.le.ha.ShivH7725everyman’sאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376moneyכַּסְפֵּיהֶם֙kas.pei.HemH3701into hissackשַׂקּ֔וֹsa.KoH8242, and togiveוְלָתֵ֥תve.la.TetH5414themprovisionצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for thewayלַדָּ֑רֶךְla.Da.rekhH1870: andthusכֵּֽן׃KenH3651didheוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213to them.

26And theyloadedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375theirdonkeysחֲמֹרֵיהֶ֑םcha.mo.rei.HemH2543with thegrainשִׁבְרָ֖םshiv.RamH7668, anddepartedH3212from there.

27And asoneהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259of themopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605hissackשַׂקּ֗וֹsa.KoH8242togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414hisdonkeyלַחֲמֹר֖וֹla.cha.mo.RoH2543feedמִסְפּ֛וֹאmis.Po'H4554at theinnבַּמָּל֑וֹןba.ma.LonH4411, hediscoveredוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200hismoneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701; for, behold, it was in hissack’sאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572mouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310.

28And hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251, Mymoneyכַּסְפִּ֔יkas.PiH3701isrestoredהוּשַׁ֣בhu.ShavH7725; and,seeהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, it is even in mysackבְאַמְתַּחְתִּ֑יve.'am.tach.TiH572: and theirheartלִבָּ֗םli.BamH3820failedוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318them, and they wereafraidוַיֶּֽחֶרְד֞וּvai.ye.cher.DuH2729,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376toanotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251, What is this thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathdoneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to us?

29And theycameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1to thelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andtoldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him all thatbefellהַקֹּרֹ֥תha.ko.RotH7136them;sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

30Themanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376, who is thelordאֲדֹנֵ֥י'a.do.NeiH113of thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776,spokeדִּ֠בֶּרDi.berH1696roughlyקָשׁ֑וֹתka.ShotH7186to us, andtookוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414us forspiesכִּֽמְרַגְּלִ֖יםkim.ra.ge.LimH7270of thecountryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31And wesaidוַנֹּ֥אמֶרva.No.merH559to him, We arehonestכֵּנִ֣יםke.NimH3651men ; we are nospiesמְרַגְּלִֽים׃me.ra.ge.LimH7270:

32We aretwelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147brethrenאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251,sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of ourfatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1;oneהָאֶחָ֣דha.'e.ChadH259is not, and theyoungestוְהַקָּטֹ֥ןve.ha.ka.TonH6996is thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117with ourfatherאָבִ֖ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

33And themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376, thelordאֲדֹנֵ֣י'a.do.NeiH113of thecountryהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to us, By this shall Iknowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045that ye arehonestכֵנִ֖יםkhe.NimH3651men ;leaveH3240oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259of yourbrethrenאֲחִיכֶ֤ם'a.chi.KhemH251here with me, andtakeקְח֥וּke.ChuH3947food for thefamineרַעֲב֥וֹןra.'a.VonH7459of yourhouseholdsבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004, anddepartH3212:

34Andbringוְ֠הָבִיאוּVe.ha.vi.'uH935youryoungestהַקָּטֹן֮ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251to me: then shall Iknowוְאֵֽדְעָ֗הve.'e.de.'AhH3045that ye are nospiesמְרַגְּלִים֙me.ra.ge.LimH7270, but that ye arehonestכֵנִ֖יםkhe.NimH3651men: then will Ideliverאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414to you yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶם֙'a.chi.KhemH251, and ye shalltradeתִּסְחָֽרוּ׃tis.Cha.ruH5503in thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

35And it came to pass as theyemptiedמְרִיקִ֣יםme.ri.KimH7324theirsacksשַׂקֵּיהֶ֔םsa.kei.HemH8242, that, behold, everyman’sאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376bundleצְרוֹר־tze.ror-H6872ofmoneyכַּסְפּ֖וֹkas.PoH3701was in hissackבְּשַׂקּ֑וֹbe.sa.KoH8242: and when they and theirfatherוַאֲבִיהֶ֖םva.'a.vi.HemH1sawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200thebundlesצְרֹר֧וֹתtze.ro.RotH6872ofmoneyכַּסְפֵּיהֶ֛םkas.pei.HemH3701, they wereafraidוַיִּירָֽאוּ׃vai.yi.Ra.'uH3372.

36AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Me have yebereavedשִׁכַּלְתֶּ֑םshi.kal.TemH7921:Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130is not, andSimeonוְשִׁמְע֣וֹןve.shim.'onH8095is not, and ye willtakeתִּקָּ֔חוּti.Ka.chuH3947Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֣ןbin.ya.MinH1144away : all these things are against me.

37AndReubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Slayתָּמִ֔יתta.MitH4191mytwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121, if Ibringאֲבִיאֶ֖נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935him not to thee:deliverתְּנָ֤הte.NahH5414him into myhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027, and I will bring him to theeagainאֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725.

38And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121shall not godownיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381with you; for hisbrotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251isdeadמֵ֜תmetH4191, and he isleftנִשְׁאָ֗רnish.'ArH7604alone: ifharmאָסוֹן֙'a.sOnH611shallbefallוּקְרָאָ֤הוּu.ke.ra.'A.huH7122him by thewayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870in which yegoH3212, then shall ye bringdownוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םve.ho.rad.TemH3381my grayhairsשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872withsorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015to thegraveשְׁאֽוֹלָה׃she.'o.lahH7585.

Commentaries on Genesis 42

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