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Genesis 43:1-14

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.

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