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Genesis 43:1-10

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.

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