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Genesis 44

1And hecommandedוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680the steward of hishouseבֵּיתוֹ֮bei.ToH1004,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Fillמַלֵּ֞אma.Le'H4390themen’sהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582sacksאַמְתְּחֹ֤ת'am.te.ChotH572withfoodאֹ֔כֶל'O.khelH400, as muchasH834theycanיוּכְל֖וּןyu.khe.LunH3201carryשְׂאֵ֑תse.'EtH5375, andputוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760everyman’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376moneyכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701in hissack’sאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572mouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310.

2Andputתָּשִׂים֙ta.SimH7760mycupגְּבִיעִ֞יge.vi.'IH1375, thesilverהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701cupגְּבִ֣יעַge.Vi.a'H1375, in thesack’sאַמְתַּ֣חַת'am.Ta.chatH572mouthבְּפִי֙be.FiH6310of theyoungestהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996, and hisgrainשִׁבְר֑וֹshiv.RoH7668moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701. And hedidוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697thatJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130hadspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

3As soon as themorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242waslightא֑וֹר'orH215, themenוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582were sentawayשֻׁלְּח֔וּshu.le.ChuH7971, they and theirdonkeysוַחֲמֹרֵיהֶֽם׃va.cha.mo.rei.HemH2543.

4And when they had goneoutיָֽצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318of thecityהָעִיר֮ha.'IrH5892, and were not yet faroffהִרְחִיקוּ֒hir.chi.KuH7368,Josephוְיוֹסֵ֤ףve.yo.SefH3130saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559to hisstewardבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,followרְדֹ֖ףre.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.ShimH582; and when thou dostovertakeוְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙ve.hi.sag.TamH5381them,sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, Why have yerewardedשִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥םshi.lam.TemH7999evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451forgoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896?

5Is not this the cup in which mylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113drinkethיִשְׁתֶּ֤הyish.TehH8354, and by whichindeedנַחֵ֥שׁna.CheshH5172hedivinethיְנַחֵ֖שׁye.na.CheshH5172? ye have doneevilהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖םha.re.'o.TemH7489in sodoingעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213.

6And heovertookוַֽיַּשִּׂגֵ֑םvai.ya.si.GemH5381them, and hespokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to them thesesameהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

7And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Whysaithיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113thesewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697? Far be it fromusחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486that thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650shoulddoמֵעֲשׂ֖וֹתme.'a.SotH6213according to thisthingכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697:

8Behold, themoneyכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701, which wefoundמָצָ֙אנוּ֙ma.Tza.nuH4672in oursacksאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572’mouthsבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310, we broughtagainהֱשִׁיבֹ֥נוּhe.shi.Vo.nuH7725to thee from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667: how then should westealנִגְנֹב֙nig.NoH1589from thylord’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701orgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091?

9With whomever of thyservantsמֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָme.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650it shall befoundיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672, both let himdieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191, and we also will be mylord’sלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113slavesלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

10And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Now also let it be according to yourwordsכְדִבְרֵיכֶ֖םkhe.div.rei.KhemH1697:כֶּן־ken-H3651he with whom it shall befoundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672shall be myservantעָ֔בֶד'A.vedH5650; and ye shall beblamelessנְקִיִּֽם׃ne.ki.YimH5355.

11Then theyspeedilyוַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116tookdownוַיּוֹרִ֛דוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hissackאַמְתַּחְתּ֖וֹ'am.tach.ToH572to thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776, andopenedוַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּvai.yif.te.ChuH6605everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hissackאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572.

12And hesearchedוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.PesH2664, andbeganהֵחֵ֔לhe.ChelH2490at theeldestבַּגָּד֣וֹלba.ga.DolH1419, andstoppedכִּלָּ֑הki.LahH3615at theyoungestוּבַקָּטֹ֖ןu.va.ka.TonH6996: and thecupהַגָּבִ֔יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375wasfoundוַיִּמָּצֵא֙vai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672inBenjamin’sבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144sackבְּאַמְתַּ֖חַתbe.'am.Ta.chatH572.

13Then theytoreוַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּvai.yik.re.'UH7167theirclothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֑םsim.lo.TamH8071, andloadedוַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙vai.ya.'a.MosH6006everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisdonkeyחֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.RoH2543, andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to thecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.

14AndJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJoseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004; for he was yet there: and theyfellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307beforehimלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440on thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

15AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Whatdeedהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥הha.ma.'a.SehH4639is this that ye havedoneעֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם'a.si.TemH6213? knewyeיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045not that such amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376as I cancertainlyנַחֵ֧שׁna.CheshH5172divineיְנַחֵ֛שׁye.na.CheshH5172?

16AndJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What shall wesayנֹּאמַר֙no.MarH559to mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113? what shall wespeakנְּדַבֵּ֖רne.da.BerH1696? or how shall we clearourselvesנִּצְטַדָּ֑קnitz.ta.DakH6663?Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hath foundoutמָצָא֙ma.Tza'H4672theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650: behold, we are mylord’sלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113servantsעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650, both we, and healsoH1571withwhomאֲשֶׁר־ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃'a.Sher- be.ya.DoH834 H3027thecupהַגָּבִ֖יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375isfoundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672.

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Far be it frommeחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I shoulddoמֵעֲשׂ֖וֹתme.'a.SotH6213soזֹ֑אתZotH2063: themanהָאִ֡ישׁha.'IshH376in whosehandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027thecupהַגָּבִ֜יעַha.ga.Vi.a'H1375isfoundנִמְצָ֨אnim.Tza'H4672, he shall be myservantעָ֔בֶד'A.vedH5650; and as for you,goעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927inpeaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965to yourfatherאֲבִיכֶֽם׃ פ'a.vi.KhemH1.

18ThenJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063camenearוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to him, andsaidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559,Oבִּ֣יbiH994mylordאֲדֹנִי֒'a.do.NiH113, let thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650, I pray thee,speakיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696awordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697in mylord’sאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241, and let not thyangerאַפְּךָ֖'a.pe.KhaH639burnיִ֥חַרYi.charH2734against thyservantבְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָbe.'av.De.khaH5650: for thou art even asPharaohכְּפַרְעֹֽה׃ke.far.'OhH6547.

19Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113askedשָׁאַ֔לsha.'AlH7592hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Haveהֲיֵשׁ־ha.yesh-H3426ye afatherאָ֖ב'avH1, or abrotherאָֽח׃'AchH251?

20And wesaidוַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.No.merH559to mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, Wehaveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426afatherאָ֣ב'avH1, an oldmanזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2205, and achildוְיֶ֥לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206of his oldageזְקֻנִ֖יםze.ku.NimH2208, a littleoneקָטָ֑ןka.TanH6996; and hisbrotherוְאָחִ֨יוve.'a.ChivH251isdeadמֵ֜תmetH4191, and he alone isleftוַיִּוָּתֵ֨רvai.yi.va.TerH3498of hismotherלְאִמּ֖וֹle.'i.MoH517, and hisfatherוְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.VivH1lovethאֲהֵבֽוֹ׃'a.he.VoH157him.

21And thousaidstוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, Bring himdownהוֹרִדֻ֖הוּho.ri.Du.huH3381to me, that I maysetוְאָשִׂ֥ימָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760myeyesעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869upon him.

22And wesaidוַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.No.merH559to mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, Theladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288cannotיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201leaveלַעֲזֹ֣בla.'a.ZoH5800hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: for if he shouldleaveוְעָזַ֥בve.'a.ZavH5800hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, his father woulddieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.

23And thousaidstוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,ExceptH3808youryoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251shall comedownיֵרֵ֛דye.RedH3381with you, ye shallseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200 H3254myfaceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440nomoreH7200 H3254.

24And it came to pass when wecameעָלִ֔ינוּ'a.Li.nuH5927to thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1, wetoldוַנַּ֨גֶּד־va.Na.ged-H5046him thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

25And ourfatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Goagainשֻׁ֖בוּShu.vuH7725,buyשִׁבְרוּ־shiv.ru-H7666us alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

26And wesaidוַנֹּ֕אמֶרva.No.merH559, Wecannotנוּכַ֖לnu.KhalH3201godownלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381: if ouryoungestהַקָּטֹ֤ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֨ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251shallbeיֵשׁ֩yeshH3426with us, then will we godownוְיָרַ֔דְנוּve.ya.Rad.nuH3381: for wemayנוּכַ֗לnu.KhalH3201notseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200theman’sהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,exceptאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369ouryoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherוְאָחִ֥ינוּve.'a.Chi.nuH251shall be with us.

27And thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to us, Yeknowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045that mywifeאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802boreיָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205metwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147sons :

28And theoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from me, and Isaidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559,Surelyטָרֹ֣ףta.RofH2963he is torn inpiecesטֹרָ֑ףto.RafH2963; and I have not seenhimרְאִיתִ֖יוre.'i.TivH7200sinceהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008:

29And if yetakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֧םu.le.kach.TemH3947this alsofromמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973meפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440, andharmאָס֑וֹן'a.SonH611shall befallhimוְקָרָ֣הוּve.ka.Ra.huH7136, ye shall bringdownוְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּ֧םve.ho.rad.TemH3381my grayhairsשֵׂיבָתִ֛יsei.va.TiH7872withsorrowבְּרָעָ֖הbe.ra.'AhH7451to thegraveשְׁאֹֽלָה׃she.'O.lahH7585.

30Now therefore when Icomeכְּבֹאִי֙ke.vo.'IH935to thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, and theladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288is not with us; seeing that hislifeוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315is boundupקְשׁוּרָ֥הke.shu.RahH7194in the lad’slifeבְנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ve.naf.ShoH5315;

31It shall come to pass, when heseethכִּרְאוֹת֛וֹkir.'o.ToH7200that theladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288is not with us, that he willdieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191: and thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֜יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650shall bringdownוְהוֹרִ֨ידוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381the grayhairsשֵׂיבַ֨תsei.VatH7872of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650ourfatherאָבִ֛ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1withsorrowבְּיָג֖וֹןbe.ya.GonH3015to thegraveשְׁאֹֽלָה׃she.'O.lahH7585.

32For thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650becamesuretyעָרַ֣ב'a.RavH6148for theladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288toמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, If Ibringאֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙'a.vi.'E.nuH935him not to thee, then I shall bear theblameוְחָטָ֥אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398to myfatherלְאָבִ֖יle.'a.ViH1foreverהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

33Now therefore, I pray thee, let thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650abideיֵֽשֶׁב־ye.shev-H3427instead of theladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288aslaveעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650to mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113; and let theladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288returnיַ֥עַלYa.'alH5927with hisbrethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

34Forhowאֵיךְ֙'eiKhH349shall Ireturnאֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927to myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, and theladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288be not with me? lest perhaps Iseeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200theevilבָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451that shall comeonיִמְצָ֖אyim.Tza'H4672myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

Commentaries on Genesis 44

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