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Genesis 42:7-20

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.

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