Revised Webster's Bible
Genesis 43:15-30
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.vachH2873H2874a beast, and makereadyוְהָכֵ֔ןve.ha.KhenH3559; for thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582shalldineיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398with me atnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.
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.
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.
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.
Commentaries on Genesis 43
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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