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Genesis 43:25-32

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.

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