Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 43

1And thefamineוְהָרָעָ֖בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458wassevereכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

2And it came to pass, when they hadconsumedכִּלּוּ֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣לki.Lu le.'e.KholH3615 H398thegrainהַשֶּׁ֔בֶרha.She.verH7668which they hadbroughtהֵבִ֖יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Goagainשֻׁ֖בוּShu.vuH7725,buyשִׁבְרוּ־shiv.ru-H7666us alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

3AndJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063spokeוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Themanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376didsolemnlyהָעֵ֣דha.'EdH5749protestהֵעִד֩he.'IdH5749to us,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, Ye shall notseeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,exceptבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251be with you.

4If thouwiltיֶשְׁךָ֛yesh.KhaH3426sendמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַme.sha.Le.achH7971ourbrotherאָחִ֖ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251with us, we will godownנֵרְדָ֕הne.re.DahH3381andbuyוְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥הve.nish.be.RahH7666theefoodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400:

5But if thou wilt notsendמְשַׁלֵּ֖חַme.sha.Le.achH7971him, we will not godownנֵרֵ֑דne.RedH3381: for themanהָאִ֞ישׁha.'IshH376saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to us, Ye shall notseeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440, except yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251be with you.

6AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Why dealt ye soillהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖םha.re.'o.TemH7489with me, as totellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046themanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whether ye had yet abrotherאָֽח׃'AchH251?

7And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֡וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Themanהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376askedשָׁא֣וֹלsha.'olH7592uscarefullyשָֽׁאַל־sha.'al-H7592concerning our state, and ourkindredוּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּu.le.mo.lad.Te.nuH4138,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Is yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֥ם'a.vi.KhemH1yetaliveחַי֙chaiH2416? haveyeהֲיֵ֣שׁha.YeshH3426anotherbrotherאָ֔ח'AchH251? and wetoldוַנַ֨גֶּד־va.Na.ged-H5046himaccordingעַל־'al-H5921to thetenorפִּ֖יpiH6310of thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697: could wecertainlyהֲיָד֣וֹעַha.ya.Do.a'H3045knowנֵדַ֔עne.Da'H3045that he wouldsayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559,Bringהוֹרִ֖ידוּho.Ri.duH3381yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶֽם׃'a.chi.KhemH251downH3381?

8AndJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478hisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1,Sendשִׁלְחָ֥הshil.ChahH7971theladהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288with me, and we willariseוְנָק֣וּמָהve.na.Ku.mahH6965andgoH3212; that we mayliveוְנִֽחְיֶה֙ve.nich.YehH2421, and notdieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191, both we, and thou, and also our littleonesטַפֵּֽנוּ׃ta.Pe.nuH2945.

9I will besuretyאֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔נּוּ'e.'er.Ve.nuH6148for him; of myhandמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027shalt thourequireתְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נּוּte.vak.She.nuH1245him:ifH518Ibringהֲבִיאֹתִ֤יוha.vi.'o.TivH935himnotH518to thee, andsetוְהִצַּגְתִּ֣יוve.hi.tzag.TivH3322him beforetheeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440, then let me bear theblameוְחָטָ֥אתִֽיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398foreverהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117:

10Forexceptלוּלֵ֣אlu.Le'H3884we haddelayedהִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּhit.mah.Ma.he.nuH4102, surely now we hadreturnedשַׁ֖בְנוּShav.nuH7725this secondtimeפַעֲמָֽיִם׃fa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.

11And theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֗ם'a.vi.HemH1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, If it must be sonowאֵפוֹא֮'e.fO'H645,doעֲשׂוּ֒'a.SuH6213this;takeקְח֞וּke.ChuH3947of the bestfruitsמִזִּמְרַ֤תmi.zim.RatH2173in thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776in yourvesselsבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םbikh.lei.KhemH3627, and carrydownוְהוֹרִ֥ידוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381to themanלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376apresentמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503, alittleמְעַ֤טme.'AtH4592balmצֳרִי֙tzo.RiH6875, and alittleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֔שׁde.VashH1706,spicesנְכֹ֣אתne.KhotH5219, andmyrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,nutsבָּטְנִ֖יםba.te.NimH992, andalmondsוּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃u.she.ke.DimH8247:

12Andtakeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947doubleמִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehH4932moneyוְכֶ֥סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701in yourhandבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027; and themoneyהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that wasreturnedהַמּוּשָׁ֨בha.mu.ShavH7725in themouthבְּפִ֤יbe.FiH6310of yoursacksאַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'am.te.cho.tei.KhemH572, carry itagainתָּשִׁ֣יבוּta.Shi.vuH7725in yourhandבְיֶדְכֶ֔םve.yed.KhemH3027; it may be it was anoversightמִשְׁגֶּ֖הmish.GehH4870:

13Takeקָ֑חוּKa.chuH3947also yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251, andariseוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965, goagainשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725to themanהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376:

14AndGodוְאֵ֣לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֗יsha.DaiH7706giveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414youmercyרַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.MimH7356beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376, that he may sendawayוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971yourotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251, andBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144.Ifכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I bebereavedשָׁכֹ֖לְתִּיsha.Kho.le.tiH7921of my children, I ambereavedשָׁכָֽלְתִּי׃sha.Khal.tiH7921.

15And themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thatהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063presentהַמִּנְחָ֣הha.min.ChahH4503, and theytookלָקְח֥וּla.ke.ChuH3947doubleוּמִשְׁנֶה־u.mish.neh-H4932moneyכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701in theirhandבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027, andBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144; andaroseוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965, and wentdownוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andstoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

16And whenJosephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֒bin.ya.MinH1144withH854them, hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the ruler of hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,Bringהָבֵ֥אha.Ve'H935thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582homeהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004, andslaughterוּטְבֹ֤חַ טֶ֙בַח֙u.te.Vo.ach te.vachH2873 H2874a beast, and makereadyוְהָכֵ֔ןve.ha.KhenH3559; for thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582shalldineיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398with me atnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.

17And themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213asJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130commandedאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559; and themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582intoJoseph’sיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004.

18And themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582wereafraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372, because they werebroughtהֽוּבְאוּ֮hu.ve.'UH935intoJoseph’sיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Becauseדְּבַ֤רde.VarH1697of themoneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701that wasreturnedהַשָּׁ֤בha.ShavH7725in oursacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572at the firsttimeבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462are we broughtinמֽוּבָאִ֑יםmu.va.'ImH935; that he may seekoccasionלְהִתְגֹּלֵ֤לle.hit.go.LelH1556against us, andfallוּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣לu.le.hit.na.PelH5307upon us, andtakeוְלָקַ֧חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947us forslavesלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650, and ourdonkeysחֲמֹרֵֽינוּ׃cha.mo.Rei.nuH2543.

19And they camenearוַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙vai.yi.ge.ShuH5066to thestewardהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376ofJoseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and theyspokeוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696with him at thedoorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004,

20Andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Oבִּ֣יbiH994sirאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, we camedownיָרֹ֥דya.RodH3381indeedיָרַ֛דְנוּya.Rad.nuH3381at the firsttimeבַּתְּחִלָּ֖הba.te.chi.LahH8462tobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400:

21And it came to pass, when wecameבָ֣אנוּVa.nuH935to theinnהַמָּל֗וֹןha.ma.LonH4411, that weopenedוַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙va.nif.te.ChahH6605oursacksאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572, and, behold, everyman’sאִישׁ֙'ishH376moneyכֶֽסֶף־khe.sef-H3701was in themouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of hissackאַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹ'am.tach.ToH572, ourmoneyכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701in fullweightבְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹbe.mish.ka.LoH4948: and we have brought itagainוַנָּ֥שֶׁבva.Na.shevH7725in ourhandבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

22Andotherאַחֵ֛ר'a.CherH312moneyוְכֶ֧סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701have we broughtdownהוֹרַ֥דְנוּho.Rad.nuH3381in ourhandsבְיָדֵ֖נוּve.ya.De.nuH3027tobuyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400: we cannottellיָדַ֔עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045whoputשָׂ֥םsamH7760ourmoneyכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701in oursacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572.

23And hesaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Peaceשָׁל֨וֹםsha.LomH7965be to you,fearתִּירָ֗אוּti.Ra.'uH3372not: yourGodאֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430, and theGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.lo.HeiH430of yourfatherאֲבִיכֶם֙'a.vi.KhemH1, hathgivenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414youtreasureמַטְמוֹן֙mat.mOnH4301in yoursacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.'am.te.Cho.tei.KhemH572: Ihadבָּ֣אba'H935yourmoneyכַּסְפְּכֶ֖םkas.pe.KhemH3701. And hebroughtוַיּוֹצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095out to them.

24And themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582intoJoseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004, andgaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414themwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325, and theywashedוַיִּרְחֲצ֣וּvai.yir.cha.TzuH7364theirfeetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272; and hegaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414theirdonkeysלַחֲמֹֽרֵיהֶֽם׃la.cha.Mo.rei.HemH2543feedמִסְפּ֖וֹאmis.Po'H4554.

25And they madereadyוַיָּכִ֙ינוּ֙vai.ya.Khi.nuH3559thepresentהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503forעַד־'ad-H5704Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130comingבּ֥וֹאBo'H935atnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672: for theyheardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that they shouldeatיֹ֥אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899there.

26And whenJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935homeהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004, theybroughtוַיָּבִ֥יאּוּvai.ya.Vi'.'uH935him thepresentהַמִּנְחָ֥הha.min.ChahH4503which was in theirhandבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027into thehouseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselves to him to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

27And heaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592them of theirwelfareלְשָׁל֔וֹםle.sha.LomH7965, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֥ם'a.vi.KhemH1wellהֲשָׁל֛וֹםha.sha.LomH7965, the oldmanהַזָּקֵ֖ןha.za.KenH2205of whom yespokeאֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם'a.mar.TemH559? Is he yetaliveחָֽי׃ChaiH2416?

28And theyansweredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֥le.'av.de.KhaH5650ourfatherלְאָבִ֖ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1is in goodhealthשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965, he is yetaliveחָ֑יChaiH2416. And they bowed theirheadsוַֽיִּקְּד֖וּvai.yi.ke.DuH6915, and madeobeisanceוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.yish.ta.chuH7812.

29And he liftedupוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869, andsawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200hisbrotherאָחִיו֮'a.ChivH251Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֣יןbin.ya.MinH1144, hismother’sאִמּוֹ֒'i.MoH517sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is this youryoungerהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251, of whom yespokeאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559to me? And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430begraciousיָחְנְךָ֖ya.che.ne.KhaH2603to thee, mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121.

30AndJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130madehasteוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116; for hisheartרַחֲמָיו֙ra.cha.MavH7356yearnedנִכְמְר֤וּnikh.me.RuH3648toward hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251: and hesoughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245where toweepלִבְכּ֑וֹתliv.KotH1058; and heenteredוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into hischamberהַחַ֖דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315, andweptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058there.

31And hewashedוַיִּרְחַ֥ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440, and wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֑אvai.ye.Tze'H3318, andcontrolledוַיִּ֨תְאַפַּ֔קvai.Yit.'a.PakH662himself, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Setonשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

32And they setonוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for theEgyptiansH4713, whoateהָאֹכְלִ֤יםha.'o.khe.LimH398with him, by themselves: because theEgyptiansH4713mightיוּכְל֜וּןyu.khe.LunH3201noteatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899with theHebrewsהָֽעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680; for that is anabominationתוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441to theEgyptiansH4714.

33And theysatוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427beforehimלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440, thefirstbornהַבְּכֹר֙ha.be.KhorH1060according to hisbirthrightכִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹkiv.Kho.ra.ToH1062, and theyoungestוְהַצָּעִ֖ירve.ha.tza.'IrH6810according to hisyouthכִּצְעִרָת֑וֹkitz.'i.ra.ToH6812: and themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582wonderedוַיִּתְמְה֥וּvai.yit.me.HuH8539oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376atanotherרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.

34And hetookוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375and sentmessesH4864to them from beforehimפָּנָיו֮pa.NavH6440: butBenjamin’sבִּנְיָמִ֛ןbin.ya.MinH1144messH4864wasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568timesיָד֑וֹתya.DotH3027so muchasוַתֵּ֜רֶבva.Te.revH7235any of theirs. And theydrankוַיִּשְׁתּ֥וּvai.yish.TuH8354, and weremerryוַֽיִּשְׁכְּר֖וּvai.yish.ke.RuH7937with him.

Commentaries on Genesis 43

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