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Genesis 42:29-38

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.

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